South Africans are all too aware of the ongoing electricity supply issues facing the country. The deteriorating electrical generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure is cause for significant concern. By Frikkie Malan, head of...
Ford’s Silverton Assembly Plant located in Pretoria, which produces the Ranger pickup for domestic sales and exports to over 100 global markets, now sources 35% of its electricity completely emissions-free, directly from the sun. The project is the...
Anglo American plc has unveiled a prototype of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck, designed to operate in everyday mining conditions at its Mogalakwena PGMs mine in South Africa. The 2 MW hydrogen-battery hybrid truck, generating...
On the face of it, the power sector in Africa seems to be in trouble. Reports of outages and cable theft and general tales of woe abound on any newspaper page, creating the impression that the ‘dark continent’ is in fact an appropriate moniker....
