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The Volvo XC40 Tops The Battery-Electric Vehicle Charts in Q1 In South Africa

May 12, 2023 admin africa, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, South Africa, volvo xc40

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 09 May 2023 16:15:43 +0000

Sales of battery-electric vehicles continue to show steady progress in South Africa. Battery-electric vehicle sales breached the 500 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever in 2022. Last year, 502 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold in South Africa, up from 218 in 2021. South Africa’s Automotive Business Council (NAAMSA) has […]

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Wetility Is Scaling Up Its Solar Subscription & Lease Offering For Homes & Small Businesses in South Africa

April 28, 2023 admin africa, clean power, Solar energy, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:40:00 +0000

Traditionally, the electricity ecosystem was configured in a way that meant that large utility companies provided electricity to consumers using large centralized electricity generation plants coupled with a transmission and distribution network to serve these consumers. It was essentially a one-way power delivery channel where the provider would provide electricity and the consumer paid for […]

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Awesome News! Cape Town’s E-Prix & E-Fest Set To Become An Annual Event

April 27, 2023 admin africa, cape town, clean transport, Electric vehicles, formula e, racing, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:45:28 +0000

In February, Cape Town hosted the 5th round of the Formula E World Championship. This was the first time that this event had been held on African soil. A 7-day, co-located festival called the E-Fest was conceptualized by the race promoter as a celebration of Go Green Africa, a commitment to playing a meaningful role […]

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New Video Review Of The Wuling Bingo — It Looks Really Good!

April 19, 2023 admin africa, cars, China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, gm, saic, saic-gm-wuling, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 19:25:17 +0000

The SAIC, GM, and Wuling joint venture introduced the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV in mid-2020, and it became an instant hit in China. They got the formula just right, as the Mini EV went on to drive the growth of a new market for these types of tiny EVs. The Hongguang Mini EV has sold […]

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Volvo Trucks South Africa Takes Its First Extra Heavy Electric Truck On A 600km Road Trip From Durban To Johannesburg

April 14, 2023 admin clean transport, electric semi-trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Shipping, South Africa, volvo trucks

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:12:57 +0000

One of the leaders in the electric heavy truck industry is Volvo Trucks. Volvo Trucks has now sold more than 4300 electric trucks globally in more than 38 countries since 2019, when production of these units commenced. Volvo Trucks recently announced that it will start delivering heavy electric trucks to its customers in South Africa […]

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2,500 MW of Private Electricity Generation Projects Registered In South Africa In Q1

April 10, 2023 admin africa, clean power, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2023 14:49:46 +0000

South Africa’s current installed generation capacity is about 50 GW, but the country is currently experiencing its worst ever period of electricity rationing, known as load-shedding. In a bid to remove some administrative bottlenecks and to accelerate the adoption of private electricity generation projects in the C&I sector as well as by large energy users […]

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Absa Bank To Offer Energy Grants To Small & Medium Enterprises In South Africa

April 8, 2023 admin africa, clean power, Solar energy, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 11:30:22 +0000

I started my career in the solar industry about 8 years ago focusing on developing the markets for C&I and residential solar in several countries in East and Southern Africa for one of my previous employers. Back then, there weren’t many financing options for businesses looking to get into solar both from traditional banking channels […]

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Solar Mini Grids & Batteries for Africa

April 8, 2023 admin batteries, cape verde, clean power, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, NIGERIA, Solar energy, solar power plants, South Africa, sustainable energy for all, togo

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 01:22:07 +0000

There’s more good news for sub-Saharan Africa: the implementation of programs to support standalone solar mini grids in Nigeria, solar power plants in Cape Verde, the largest solar plant in West Africa — situated in Togo — and a battery! Data centers in South Africa, meanwhile, will move to renewable energy. Once again, you will […]

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The City Of Cape Town Is Proposing To Raise Feed-In Tariffs By 10.15%

April 7, 2023 admin africa, cape town, clean power, eskom, feed-in tariffs, policy & politics, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:25:49 +0000

The City of Cape Town recently presented its Town 2023/2024 budget under the theme it says is about “Building the future we want for Cape Town. Building a City of Hope for All.” Part of the initiatives announced in 2023/2024 budget speech include more plans to help the City end load-shedding. They said, “It is […]

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Cape Town Wants 500 MW Of Dispatchable Energy To Help With Load-Shedding Protection

April 6, 2023 admin africa, cape town, clean power, eskom, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:55:56 +0000

This week, on 6 April 2023, the City of Cape Town will issue a tender for its biggest power purchase tender yet. A request for submissions for a 500 MW tender will be issued for competitive proposals this week. The tender will be for 500 MW of dispatchable energy that is an important pillar of […]