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Chinese firm to develop Nigerian substations

The Nigerian Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TBEA Co Ltd of China for the development of transmission lines and substations in Nigeria. Minister of State Power, Mohammed Wakil who signed on behalf of the...

Six recyling operations receive R7 million

Polyco the Polyolefin Recycling Company, has released the names of the six successful applicants who will be receiving total investment loans of R7 million over the next 6 months to fund their existing polyolefin recycling operations. The company’s...

Mining companies can keep the lights on in Africa

Mining companies can play a key role in harnessing Africa’s abundant clean sources of energy to overcome the lack of electricity which affects at least one in three Africans, says a new World Bank report released at this year’s Mining Indaba, in...

Energy Efficiency: Save Energy, Cut Costs, Reduce Pollution

Energy efficiency – the ‘hidden fuel’ – makes a contribution to the energy sector that is comparable to any supply-side resource. As a clean, domestic energy source it provides multiple benefits including improved energy security, economic...

Sustainability in action

Aurecon recently announced that it has become an Organisational Stakeholder of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the first major, multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy to do so. The GRI promotes the use of sustainability reporting as a...
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Eskom “statement” a hoax

A hoax statement alleging that Eskom notified government that the main grid could possibly crash and plunge the country into darkness for two weeks, has been dismissed by government. Government reached out to assured South Africans that the...

Million dollar Mall of Zimbabawe on hold

Construction of the $100 million Mall of Zimbabwe complex and surrounding developments in Borrowdale, Harare, is still on hold awaiting the Environmental Management Agency’s (EMA) approval permit. EMA has since carried out an Environmental...