The North Gauteng High Court has ruled in favour of environmental rights organisation Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (ELA), and referred the appeal against the environmental authorisation for a new coal-fired power station back to the Minister of...
How will disruptive socio-economic trends and breakthrough technologies impact municipal financial sustainability and how should local government adapt to accommodate these developments? Louis Fourie, Senior Business Consultant for Aurecon,...
A new small-scale hydropower (SSHP) scheme will soon provide electricity to 39 households in the KwaMadiba settlement in the rural Eastern Cape. Rural electrification has the potential to dramatically improve the standard of living in South Africa,...
Government policies that promote renewable energy are severely lacking in Sub-Saharan Africa according to a new World Bank report. Compared to first world countries such as Germany and Canada, renewable energy has seen significant advancements,...
