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South Africa’s Eskom Starts Construction Of Its First Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage Project

December 11, 2022 admin africa, clean power, Energy Storage, eskom, Solar energy, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 18:38:34 +0000

We are starting to see a lot of large grid battery projects taking off around the world. Several years ago, the ‘Big Battery” in Australia, the biggest in the world at that time, was making all the headlines. Australia is going big on these battery projects with several other active projects and another one, the […]

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Chimney Failure Takes Out Unit at Kusile, One of World’s Biggest Coal Plants

November 3, 2022 admin Coal, eskom, FGD, kusile, medupi, news, O&M, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:08:37 +0000

A severe failure on a duct exiting the sulfur dioxide absorber at Unit 1 of Eskom’s massive coal-fired 4.8-GW Kusile power plant, which is under construction in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, has shuttered the 800-MW unit and delayed Unit 2’s return to service. Eskom on Nov. 2 announced the section of the Kusile 1 flue […]

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Eskom Gears Up To Support The Growth of The Electric Mobility Sector In South Africa

October 29, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, eskom, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 22:00:23 +0000

There are about 1000 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in South Africa at the moment. There has been a limited supply of EVs in South Africa over the years, with very few models to choose from since 2015. However, there are now more models on the market for consumers to choose from than before. The charging network […]

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South Africa’s Eskom Signs Land Lease Agreements With Independent Clean Power Generators

October 20, 2022 admin africa, clean power, eskom, Solar energy, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 22:00:10 +0000

Eskom, South Africa’s national power utility company, plans to decommission 5,400 MW of electricity from coal generation by year 2022, 10,500 MW by 2030, and 35,000 MW by 2050 (IRP, 2019). South Africa’s contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is ranked as high, and its per capita emission rate is higher than the global average. […]

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South Africa’s Eskom Announces New Partnership For Developing A Renewable Energy Training Facility

September 27, 2022 admin eskom, green economy, green jobs, investment, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 19:00:32 +0000

South Africa’s power utility company Eskom has announced a new partnership with the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and the South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre (SARETEC). The partnership agreement is for the development of the Komati Training Facility. This seeks to contribute to a ‘just’ transition for the local community as […]

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Remixing Eskom’s Old Solar Water Heater Rebate Program For Battery Storage Could Help Ease Load-Shedding

September 13, 2022 admin Energy Storage, eskom, grid, solar water heaters, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:27:45 +0000

South Africa has been having issues with electricity supply for quite a while now. This has forced Eskom, the national power utility company, to implement load-shedding. The residential sector accounts for about 35% of electricity demand in peak hours in South Africa. Just like in most parts of Southern Africa, water heating is mostly done […]

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Cape Town Mayor Recommends A 10-Point Plan To End South Africa’s Load-Shedding

July 18, 2022 admin eskom, grid, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:00:57 +0000

Load-shedding, a controlled process that responds to unplanned events (such as demand exceeding available capacity) in order to protect the electricity power system from a total blackout, seems to be getting worse in South Africa. Eskom, South Africa’s national electricity utility company, has had to implement load-shedding increasingly over the past few years. Eskom’s load-shedding […]

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Two Car Journalists Drove a BMW iX xDrive 50 From Cape Town To Johannesburg in 20 Hours!

July 5, 2022 admin BMW, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, eskom, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:35:11 +0000

When electric cars are discussed on various local forums, as well as on social media, most of the comments will be quite negative and mostly FUD around the now too common electricity rationing program (load-shedding) introduced by South Africa’s state-owned utility company Eskom. “How can electric cars work here when we get so many power […]

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Two Car Journalists Drove a BMX iX xDrive 50 From Cape Town To Johannesburg in 20 Hours!

July 4, 2022 admin BMW, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, eskom, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2022 17:35:11 +0000

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New South African Lithium-Ion Cell Mega-Factory, Plans For 32 GWh/Year By 2028

February 9, 2020 admin batteries, battery materials, cobalt, Energy Storage, eskom, graphite, grid, lithium, lithium-ion batteries, manganese, Manufacturing, megamillion, mineral resources, nickel, nickel manganese cobalt batteries, nmc batteries, South Africa, southern africa, uyilo emobility programme

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 02:34:00 +0000

The battery storage market in South Africa is expected to grow significantly going forward as companies and homes look to cushion themselves from ongoing electricity blackouts. Eskom, the stated-owned utility company, has been battling to keep the lights on during peak demand hours. Electricity blackouts are expected for at least another 18 months according to some reports