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Another solar project for the Northern Cape

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a R1.4 billion finance contract to support the development of the !Ka Xu 100 MW concentrated solar power plant in the Northern Cape. ​Once fully...

Fresnel technology on the up in South Africa

The launch of MTN’s Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant has highlighted the benefits of Fresnel technology. This uses the sun to reflect heat from 242 mirror panels to ultimately create air conditioning for MTN’s data centre, converting heat into...

D-Day for greenhouse gas legislation

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has gazetted draft regulation on 18 July 2014 with respect to the mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Government has indicated that companies will need to calculate and report on...