Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:56:44 +0000
A transformer explosion at Eskom’s coal-fired 3.6-GW Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, on Dec. 12 injured nine employees, including one critically. The incident, caused by a ruptured high-pressure […]
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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 15:06:23 +0000
South Africans had been facing increasing electricity rationing (loadshedding) over the past couple of years. The effects of loadshedding on homes and businesses have been brutal, and the South African Reserve Bank says that during the higher stages of load shedding, where consumers can experience 12 hours of load shedding … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:05:09 +0000
South Africa’s national electric utility company, Eskom, has officially launched its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at the Eskom Academy of Learning (EAL) in Midrand, Gauteng. Eskom says this milestone marks a significant step in Eskom Distribution’s commitment to supporting the growth of the e-mobility sector in South Africa and … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:05:01 +0000
There was a big summit for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) over the past weekend in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was the 44th edition of this summit, with heads of state for 13 out of the 16 member states attending. The SADC website states “The mission of SADC is to … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:44:01 +0000
Emerging from a historic election that stripped the African National Congress (ANC) party of its majority, South Africa’s new government has indicated it will accelerate the transition to renewable power to
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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:18:36 +0000
Seriti Green’s broader programme will produce 3,500 MW of power from wind and solar. South Africa’s grid is powered mostly by coal power plants. Although, renewables are starting to make a significant contribution. One of the largest suppliers of coal to Eskom’s coal fleet now has a programme to power … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:58:32 +0000
South African officials, faced with continued power outages that are hurting the country’s economy, are turning to nuclear power in an effort to support a more reliable supply of electricity. […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:12:00 +0000
The World Bank on Oct. 25 granted South Africa a $1 billion developmental policy loan (DPL) as a significant measure to help the country address its debilitating energy crisis, and encourage it to transition
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Read moreCredit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:55:44 +0000
Big utility-scale batteries are gaining increasing traction and adoption in many parts of the world, and South Africa has now … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2023 17:17:21 +0000
An official with South Africa’s government said the country will accelerate its development of natural gas-fired power generation as energy shortages continue to be a challenge for the nation’s economy. […]
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