Garob wind farm, which is located near the remote Northern Cape town of Copperton in the Siyathemba Local Municipality, will be able to generate 573 GWh every year, potentially preventing the emission of approximately 600,000 tons of CO2 into...
In 2020, South Africans experienced the most intensive load shedding to date. Â These crippling power cuts, which amounted to a staggering 856 hours, almost 10% of available hours, cost the economy billions of Rands. Â Poor performance at several...
Many businesses and individuals are aware of the importance of reducing their energy consumption; doing so offers benefits for the environment and a decrease in one’s utility bill. However, one of the biggest barriers to the wider adoption of...
The recent gazetting of amendments to Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) of 2006, which increases the licensing threshold for embedded generation projects from 1 MW to 100 MW, is good news for South Africa’s biggest energy users. It...
