As in the majority of industries, the amount of data that utilities have access to is growing exponentially. Smart grid technology in particular provides detailed data on generation and transmission systems. Intelligent thermostats, outlets,...
Access to electricity now stands at 88% of all households, Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Pettersson told Parliament during her budget vote speech. Over 6.7 million households have been connected between 1994 and March 2016. “This is remarkable....
The Gauteng Government has committed to provide basic infrastructure for Zandspruit, North West of Johannesburg following violent protests by the community in the recent months. The community expressed dissatisfaction after Eskom allegedly cut off...
The Draft Budget for the 2016/17 to 2018/19 financial year for the City of Cape Town’s Human Settlements Directorate proposes more than R333 million spend on the provision of services to Council-unit backyard dwellers and the upgrade of informal...