The 312 000-panel Kalkbult Solar PV plant in Kimberley has become the first independent renewable producer to be built, completed and get connected to the grid in South Africa. When the project officially starts putting power into the grid, South...
South African municipalities have improved their financial reporting. This is the view of the chief executive of South Africa’s Local Government Association (SALGA). Local government bodies are required to submit regular Section 71 reports to the...
South Africa advanced its electricity infrastructure expansion programme last week with the re-opening of the 1 200 MW Grootvlei power station in Mpumalanga. Built in the 1960s, the plant was mothballed in 1990 due to excess power in the country at...
Two of South Africa’s largest lakes – Sibaya and St Lucia – are being drained by a combination of drought and the growing water demands of the timber industry and local people. This is the warning from scientists attending the recent national...
