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Korea electricity utility offers knowledge and equipment to South Africa

By: Schalk Burger 6th September 2019 National utility Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) stands ready to provide electricity and equipment services in South Africa as part of its goal of growing its export business, Kepco small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) and start-up VP Kwang-Soo Hwang said on Thursday. The utility has... →

Ntombifuthi Ntuli to steer R200bn wind energy sector as SAWEA's new CEO

By: Creamer Media Reporter 4th September 2019 The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has appointed Ntombifuthi Ntuli CEO. She is tasked with steering the R200-billion wind energy industry, by "drawing on her deep knowledge and talents gained during her 14 years of experience in the energy and related sectors", the association said... →

SAWEA CEO Ntombifuthi Ntuli

Workshop makes the case for renewable energy

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 28th August 2019 Long-term sustainable growth and development in South Africa will require a transition away from the country’s current coal-intensive energy system and economy towards an economy backed by an environment-friendly and renewable energy system. The country is highly dependent on coal and is energy... →

Allocate 5GW of renewables to mining regions to mitigate decommissioning impact – SAREC

By: Terence Creamer 22nd August 2019 The South African Renewable Energy Council (SAREC) has called for urgent dialogue between government, business, labour and civil society on the so-called ‘just energy transition’ in order to craft an action-orientated, government-led plan to facilitate a diversification of economies in coal- and... →

Acting IPP Office head promises ‘extensive' talks with stakeholders on new bid documents

By: Terence Creamer 19th August 2019 The acting head of the Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO), Advocate Sandra Coetzee, has indicated that there should be “no surprises” in the bid documentation that will be released once procurement activities resume again, following a hiatus of nearly five years. Coetzee, who stepped into... →

Advocate Sandra Coetzee

Saudi project sets new record low price for onshore wind power

By: Simone Liedtke 12th August 2019 The 400 MW Dumat Al Jandal wind project in Saudi Arabia has achieved a new record for the lowest levelised cost of energy (LCOE) for onshore wind power, closing in at 1.99c/kWh. The utility-scale wind farm project is the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia and was awarded to a consortium led by EDF... →

Oil needs to fall below $20 to compete in transport's future

By: Bloomberg 5th August 2019 Wind and solar power can produce seven times more useful energy for cars, dollar for dollar, than gasoline with oil prices near current levels, according to BNP Paribas. Oil will have fall to $9/bl to $10/bl in the long term in order for gasoline cars to remain competitive with clean-powered... →

Denham Capital sells its African renewable energy company

By: Simone Liedtke 1st August 2019 Private equity firm Denham Capital has sold renewable energy firm BioTherm Energy, which has built some of the very first wind and solar projects in South Africa, to emerging market investor Actis Capital, for an undisclosed amount. Denham invested in BioTherm Energy through its Fund V and helped... →

SAWEA says IPP Office able to withstand leadership transition

By: Marleny Arnoldi 24th July 2019 The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) says the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme is structured in a manner that will ensure its integrity and viability can endure a change in leadership. This follows after the Department of Energy and the Development... →

First turbine at Kangnas Wind Farm erected ahead of schedule

By: Simone Liedtke 23rd July 2019 Kangnas Wind Farm, in the Northern Cape, on Tuesday celebrated the simultaneous completion of two major construction milestones – the erection of the first of its 61 wind turbines and the completion of its final turbine foundation. Both of these milestones have been completed slightly ahead of... →

Respected head of IPP Office, Breytenbach, asked to leave post

By: Terence Creamer 22nd July 2019 The respected head of South Africa’s Independent Power Producer (IPP) Office, Karen Breytenbach, has confirmed to Engineering News Online that she has been asked to vacate her position by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). News of her departure was... →

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Karen Breytenbach

CSIR doubles down on solar PV amid energy-autonomous campus success

By: Donna Slater 12th July 2019 The Pretoria-based headquarters of research organisation the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has almost doubled its commissioning of solar photovoltaic (PV) installed capacity because of its rooftop-mounted fixed-axis solar PV plant exceeding initial performance expectations. →

Marubeni seeks sites and partners as it gears up for next renewables bid window

By: Terence Creamer 5th July 2019 Japanese multinational Marubeni has issued an expression of interest (EoI) notice calling on entities with ‘bid ready’ wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) project sites in South Africa to approach it with the view to potentially jointly submitting the project as part of any future renewables auction... →

Valuation methods under microscope as secondary market for renewables picks up

By: Terence Creamer 4th July 2019 Ongoing consolidation in South Africa’s renewable-energy sector has led consulting firm Deloitte Africa to assess several asset valuation methodologies to help guide participants in secondary market transactions. Deloitte Africa partner Mohsin Khan tells Engineering News Online that valuing... →

Deloitte Africa partner Mohsin Khan

SAWEA calls for urgent finalisation of the IRP

By: Simone Liedtke 4th July 2019 The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) is making an urgent call for the release of the finalised Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) in order to “create the certainty required to attract foreign investment”. The draft IRP was tabled for public comment in August 2018 and an updated version... →

Noupoort Wind Farm

Initial ‘just energy transition’ work points to need to cushion coal regions

By: Terence Creamer 3rd July 2019 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Energy Centre has initiated a project to model the socioeconomic risks and opportunities associated with South Africa’s transition from a coal-dominant electricity industry to one that is increasingly based on renewable energy. The... →

CSIR research group leader for the energy industry Ntombifuthi Ntuli

Enel Green Power starts Garob wind farm construction

By: Marleny Arnoldi 2nd July 2019 Enel Green Power South Africa this week started construction on its 140 MW Garob wind farm, near Copperton, in the Northern Cape. This is the group’s fifth wind project in the country, operating as a renewable subsidiary for energy multinational Enel, and will cost around €200-million to build. →

Perdekraal East Wind Farm turbine foundations completed ahead of schedule

By: Simone Liedtke 24th June 2019 The developers of the Perdekraal East Wind Farm, in the Western Cape, last week completed the project’s 48 wind turbine foundations – three weeks ahead of schedule and still within budget. The first of the foundations was poured in November 2018. →

SA urged to home in on green-hydrogen export niche

By: Schalk Burger 21st June 2019 The technology to produce green hydrogen, which is produced by electrolysing water using renewable energy, in South Africa is becoming cost-effective enough to develop the capacity to sell the product in local and international industrial markets, says technical advisory services firm Kambuku... →

The world will get half its power from wind, solar by 2050

By: Bloomberg 18th June 2019 Nearly half the world’s electricity will come from renewable energy by 2050 as costs of wind, solar and battery storage continue to plummet. That titanic shift over the next three decades will come as electricity demand increases 62% and investors pump $13.3-trillion into new projects, according... →

Russia’s latest great game in Africa: energy

By: African News Agency 10th June 2019 Vladimir Putin has made no secret of his intention to return Russia to its previous glory as a world power by all means available to him, not least of which has been military aggression such as in Crimea. But on the African continent, where Russia has no colonial hangover like Europe or the... →

South Africa’s wind power construction to peak at above 1 GW in 2020/21 – WoodMac

By: Schalk Burger 5th June 2019 Wind energy construction activity in South Africa will peak at more than 1 GW of capacity in 2020/21 as developers race to operationalise projects that were awarded during the fourth bid window of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme, says Wood Mackenzie... →

Oil monitoring technology prolongs gearbox life

31st May 2019 Advanced monitoring technology company Atten2 presented its OilHealth and OilWear on-line optical sensors at the Wind O&M EU 2019 trade fair, held in February in Munich, Germany. Atten2 produces and markets the OilHealth and OilWear on-line optical sensors for the analysis of industrial fluids,... →

WINDING ME UP The wind turbine’s gearbox and oil efficacy can be monitored by sensors

Enel’s fourth South African wind farm to start operating in 2021

By: Marleny Arnoldi 27th May 2019 Energy company Enel’s renewables subsidiary Enel Green Power (EPG) South Africa has started construction on its 140 MW Oyster Bay Wind Farm, in the Kouga municipality, in the Eastern Cape. The €180-million wind project comprises 41 turbines and will generate around 568 GWh/y, which effectively... →

Senegal imports turbines for West Africa's first big wind farm project

By: Reuters 24th May 2019 Senegal started importing turbines for its first large-scale wind farm on Thursday, the biggest such project in West Africa that will supply nearly a sixth of the country's power. Privately-owned British renewable power company Lekela expects the wind farm, located in Taiba Ndiaye, about 100 km... →

Transport of wind turbine components for two projects under way

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 20th May 2019 Turbine tower sections for the Kangnas Wind Farm and Perdekraal East Wind Farm are being transported from the Port of Saldanha Bay and from Atlantis to the project sites. The two wind projects, which form part of Bid Window 4 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement... →

Nuclear is a solution to Eskom’s woes

By: Mamaili Mamaila 17th May 2019 The success of all the countries that have undertaken large nuclear programmes shows that nuclear energy is a credible solution to State-owned power utility Eskom’s power challenges, says retired Eskom chief nuclear officer David Nicholls. →

Retired Eskom Chief Nuclear Officer David Nicholls discusses the power utility, scan the barcode with your phones QR reader, or go to ‘Video Reports’ on www.engineeringnews.co.za/ Camerawork: Christo Greyling. Editing: Nicholas Boyd. Recorded: 24.04.2019

Power Africa moves towards its goal of bringing more energy to the continent

By: Kim Cloete 16th May 2019 Power Africa, which was launched by former US President Barack Obama six years ago, is working towards its target of providing energy access to an additional 60-million new homes and businesses and adding 30 000 MW of cleaner, more efficient electricity generation capacity on the African... →

Eberhard calls for renewables to play a far greater role in South Africa

By: Kim Cloete 7th May 2019 Energy expert Anton Eberhard has called for renewable energy to play a far greater role in South Africa, adding that solar and wind energy had saved the country from what could have been a far darker place during the recent spate of load-shedding. “Independent power producers have mitigated... →

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Anton Eberhard

Energy dept launches updated Wind Atlas for South Africa

By: Marleny Arnoldi 7th May 2019 Department of Energy (DoE) acting director-general has launched the Wind Atlas for South Africa (WASA) High-Resolution Wind Resource Map, which has expanded its coverage to all nine provinces of the country. Addressing delegates at a seminar in East London, the acting director-general... →

IEA says world cannot ‘press pause’ on renewables, as capacity growth stalls

By: Terence Creamer 6th May 2019 The International Energy Agency has expressed concern over the “unexpected flattening” of renewable-energy capacity additions in 2018, which, at 180 GW, remained in line with additions recorded in 2017. It was the first time since 2001 that year-on-year additions of renewable energy failed to... →

SABS hosts wind energy technical meeting

By: Simone Liedtke 6th May 2019 The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is hosting 40 international delegates of the International Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC’s) technical committee 88 (TC 88) at the SABS’s plenary meeting on May 6 and 7. The IEC’s Renewable Energy Conformity Assessment will then meet on May 9 and... →

Nedbank reports ‘overwhelmingly positive’ response to pioneering renewable-energy bond

By: Terence Creamer 30th April 2019 Financial services group Nedbank reported an “overwhelmingly positive” market response on Tuesday to its pioneering listing of a renewable-energy bond on the Green Bond Segment of the JSE. Nedbank became the first South African bank to list such an instrument on the bourse’s platform, which was... →

Bruce Stewart (holding Vuvuzela) at the listing on April 30 of the Nedbank Renewable Energy Bond

Upcoming Windaba to extend gaze beyond South Africa to rest of continent

By: Creamer Media Reporter 29th April 2019 The ninth edition of the yearly Windaba conference will expand its focus from the role that wind energy can play in improving electricity security and development in South Africa to the generation technology’s potential in the rest of sub-Saharan Africa. The 2019 gathering takes place in Cape... →

EDF puts energy-challenged Africa at the centre of its 2030 development strategy

By: Simone Liedtke 29th April 2019 Africa is at the heart of French energy solutions provider EDF’s ambition to triple its activity outside of Europe, as well as to double its renewable energy capacity globally, by 2030; however, there are various challenges facing the continent, and the company aims to help address these through... →

EDF senior VP for Africa Valérie Levkov

CSIR analysis highlights positive contribution of renewables during 2019 load-shedding periods

By: Terence Creamer 24th April 2019 South Africa’s fleet of utility-scale variable renewable energy plants contributed to limiting the extent of load-shedding instituted by Eskom during the first quarter of 2019 by 46%, new analysis by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research research shows. The report adds that, absent... →

Tanzania eyes 10 000 MW power generation capacity by 2025

By: Reuters 23rd April 2019 Tanzania aims to have six times its current power generation capacity by 2025 through investment in thermal and renewable energy, deputy energy minister Subira Mgalu told Parliament on Tuesday. The East African country boasts reserves of over 57-trillion cubic feet of natural gas, but faces... →

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