Tag: Electricity
Request for proposals on renewable energy published
Government has released the first Request for Proposals (RFP) under the Integrated Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency Programme (iREREP/Programme).
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) together with the Ministry of...
Electricity Minister visits Eskom power stations
In the next two weeks, Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, will be visiting all 14 Eskom power stations to engage with the management, workers, and unions.
The...
Mixing energy sources pays dividends for businesses
REMEMBER the time before loadshedding when we had an abundant, reliable and stable electricity supply and we could plan our expansion and production schedules with certainty?
We didn’t have to make allowances...
TotalEnergies signs Renewable Power Purchase Agreements with Sasol and Air Liquide
TOTALENERGIES has signed Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPA) with Sasol South Africa and Air Liquide Large Industries South Africa for the supply of 260 MW capacity of renewable electricity over 20...
Opinion piece: Smart cities and the sum of their parts
By Thabang Byl, Digital Energy Lead at Schneider Electric
Business premises is one of the first places companies take stock of when assessing their electricity usage and the optimisation thereof. And rightly...
Free-to-use electricity smart meter software pilots in South Africa
Streamlining processes across the board between municipalities and end-users, Access
Energy is a freely licensed software solution that reads smart meters, stores the meter data in a meter data sharing system, and...
President Ramaphosa calls for cooperation in energy crisis
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all South Africans to pay for the electricity they use, as the country works towards overcoming the energy crisis.
“As we work together to overcome the...
Municipalities, households, and small businesses will feel the pinch as electricity prices continue to...
As the national voice of South Africa's 257 municipalities, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has noted with grave concern that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has...
Flip the switch and save on electricity this December
While you’re away this December, the last thing on your mind should be a hefty energy bill waiting for you when you get back home.
As electricity prices continue to soar and...
WearCheck powers through electricity blackouts
WearCheck customers can rest assured that the latest round of loadshedding woes plaguing South Africa will not have a detrimental effect on the processing of samples, as every one of the...
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