Opinion piece: What does power quality (really) mean for you and your business?
By Wesley Govender, PQ Product Application Expert at Schneider Electric
In today’s modern manufacturing plants, increasing costs and downtime are directly and negatively impacting organisations’ bottom line and profitability. Reliability and availability...
Schneider Electric training course aims to reach millions of youths
SCHNEIDER Electric, in partnership with multimedia giant Trace, has launched an
interactive and innovative training course, Spark Your Interest in Electricity which is
available at no cost on the newly launched app, Trace...
Dropping of 100 MW requirements good news for Cape Town’s power plans
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Stationary* Battery Basics: Jars & Straps
There is so much terminology related to stationary batteries and it’s hard to know what everything means. So, what’s the difference is between jars and straps?
What is a jar?
A stationary battery...
Gridspertise for the first time in the African energy market
As a Platinum Partner of Enlit Africa, the Company will showcase its solutions to accelerate the transformation of continent’s power distribution sector.
Overcoming current challenges to foster electrification in Africa
Macro-economic trends including...
Eskom confirms sabotage incidents at Tutuka Power Station
Eskom can confirm an incident in which a cable was severed at the Tutuka Power Station this week while the power station was finalising preparations to return Unit 5 to service....
Prolonging the lifecycle of wind farm transformers
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E&I works for new gold plant project
IN August 2021, Solid Wedge, an electrical and instrumentation solutions provider, was awarded a project for the supply and installation of electrical and instrumentation (E&I) works for a new gold plant.
LLoyd...
IAEA concludes its review of preparations for Koeberg Power Station Long Term Operation
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s peer review mission of the Safety Aspects of the Long-Term Operation (SALTO) took place at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station on 22 - 31 March 2022....
Nersa proposes 7.47% increase in municipal tariffs
New tariff methodology available for comment at end of April.
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