Tag: power supply
Chinese donation to aid in load shedding
At least 500 public facilities around the country are set to benefit from a donation from China which will allow them to have uninterrupted alternative power supply and shield them from...
Stop-start blackouts hinder SA’s plastics industry
PLASTICS SA Executive Director Anton Hanekom says, the local plastics industry is no exception when it comes to experiencing the negative impact of relentless interruptions in power supply.
"Our industry is especially...
On. Off. On. Off. Is your office loadshedding-proof?
Regardless of where you or your employees work, it’s become critical to ensure power is always on and everyone is completely prepared
Loadshedding, according to recent news, has been declared a national...
Hitachi Energy to secure power supply in Africa’s longest HVDC link
HITACHI Energy has signed a long-term service agreement with Société Nationale d’Electricité (SNEL), the national electricity company of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to secure power supply in the country’s most...
DIN rail power supply options
AUTOMATED production systems require power supplies with high stability and safety protection. DIN rail power supply series for such demanding applications are available from Delta Electronics, distributed locally by ElectroMechanica (EM).
The...
Advanced solar technology of Solarus applied to landmark Vineyard Hotel
The 207-room luxury Vineyard Hotel, in Claremont, Cape Town, is the site of a 60 panel demonstration installation of Solarus Sunpower’s hybrid solar PowerCollectors which will see the 90kWp hybrid photovoltaic-thermal...
Eskom’s Ingula unit 1 synchronised
According to SAnews.gov.za Eskom has synchronised the last unit at Ingula power station in KwaZulu-Natal, which will add 333MW to the national grid.
“Ingula successfully synchronised its last unit, Unit 1,...
MNS-Up from ABB provides power distribution and UPS in a single-system solution
Efficiency and reliability of power supply in the rapidly expanding data centre business is crucial to feed the ever-hungry global information economy. As a leading technology innovator, ABB has considered the...
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Deep sea trawlers are concerned about the impact of oil and...
By Larry Claasen
SADSTIA says it is not opposed to offshore oil and gas exploration but says long-term impacts on established industries must be considered.
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