The African Energy Chamber and Africa Oil & Power hosted a webinar focusing on renewable energy development in the short and long term. 72% of the world’s installed capacity in 2019 originated from renewable resources. The world’s decrease in...
South Africa remains in an energy crisis with utility costs having increased by 17% most recently and with the local provider desperately needing an additional 5 000 megawatts of generating capacity. And, if we consider that almost 77% of South...
The Ministry of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation has been inundated with questions regarding an audio of alleged corruption involving two former and one current members of the National Rapid Response Team (NRRTT) of the Department of Water...
As the only port with a green status in the Southern African port system, Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) Port of Ngqura is now establishing itself as the ideal partner in bringing green energy to South Africa. TNPA has provided a safe...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in the Western Cape has welcomed the recent heavy rains across the provincial catchments. According to the weekly hydrological report of 01 June 2020, the combined average dam level for the Western Cape...
An increasing focus on environmental protection and energy savings means that water supply and distribution systems need to become more efficient and operate optimally at minimum pressures. Single-chamber control valves are traditionally used in...
The draft regulations on generation capacity continue to fall short of addressing municipalities’ needs. The response comes from the photovoltaic industry, on the eve of the period for public comment closing at the end of the month. At the start of...
Specialised Exhibitions, a division of the Montgomery Group and organisers of Southern Africa’s leading mining, manufacturing, automation, electrical, and power trade exhibition, Electra Mining Africa, has announced that the 2020 show, due to take...
Employers must understand that the Covid-19 and the national lockdown has not suspended employment rights, warns Grant Nirenstein, director at law firm Knowles Hussain Lindsay Inc. “The disregarding of employees’ rights will prove to be a costly...
