Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:30:18 +0000
HEINEKEN South Africa’s Sedibeng Brewery in Midvaal has installed a 6.5MW solar PV plant. The solar plant began producing power in May of this year and is the largest freestanding solar plant powering a brewery in South Africa. It is also the largest within the HEINEKEN group. The solar plant has 14,000 panels, adding up […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:30:01 +0000
Wärtsilä, a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets, has just released a new report titled Pathways for Africa’s Energy Future. In the report, Wärtsilä notes that as the transition picks up speed in developed and emerging countries, a lack of access to capital is stalling traction in […]
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 […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 12:00:21 +0000
AutoTrader South Africa, in collaboration with Smarter Mobility Africa, has just released the 2022 edition of its Electric Vehicle Buyers Survey. The survey results show that 64% of respondents stated that they would purchase an electric vehicle within the next 5 years. 72% of consumers are willing to spend up to R600,000 ($33,000) on an […]
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. […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 03:35:35 +0000
Last year, the threshold for companies in South Africa to produce their own electricity without a license was increased from 1 MW to 100 MW. The new threshold was introduced to catalyze private sector investment into the electricity sector. This move will go a long way in supporting energy users’ power demand and reducing customers […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:30:11 +0000
Construction of the 50 MW Khanyisa solar PV plant at Gold Fields’ South Deep Mine in South Africa has just been completed. Khanyisa means Light Up in Setswana. The name was chosen by the people of South Deep. South Deep is in the process of finalizing the commissioning and optimizing of the plant. The commissioning […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:45:11 +0000
Sun Exchange, the global solar leasing platform, has announced that leading South African automotive platform, Cars.co.za, has bought into a project that provides off-grid solar-plus-battery storage power to Karoo Fresh. Cars.co.za is South Africa’s leading automotive portal, which lists more than 74,000 vehicles stocked by hundreds of dealers countrywide. According to independent web traffic auditing […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 15:26:20 +0000
Anglo American, a global mining company, and EDF Renewables have announced their agreement to form a new jointly owned company, Envusa Energy, to develop a regional renewable energy ecosystem (RREE) in South Africa. EDF Renewables is an international leader in renewable energy. It has a gross installed capacity of 15.6 GW worldwide. Its development is […]
Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:00:04 +0000
Canada’s high standard of living and a global reputation for safety and stability make it a popular destination for South Africans seeking a new home abroad. Canada is always on the lookout for global talent to make up for a growing labour shortage in several sectors. This is largely due to Canada’s aging population and […]
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