Operational from Q1 2022, the 20 MW AC Golomoti Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage project is a groundbreaking development that delivers a green power solution for Malawi. Co-developed by JCM Power, a Canadian independent power producer, and...
Government spending on building new and rehabilitating existing infrastructure will increase from R66.7 billion from 2022 to 2023 to R112.5 billion from 2025 to 2026. It includes roads, bridges, stormwater systems and public buildings. This makes...
It has been a long and arduous road to recovery for the construction industry from the serious downswing brought about by the pandemic. According to statistics aggregator Trading Economics, South Africa’s construction industry contracted by as much...
At the 85th IMESA Conference, Prof Kobus du Plessis from Stellenbosch University, and Stuart Dunsmore from Fourth Element Consulting, showcased progress on a new design flood estimation guideline for municipal engineers. The project was initiated...
The Clear Enviro Loo Backend Sanitation Treatment Plant has achieved good results, following the two-year evaluation and pilot testing of the recycling toilet system in two schools, as well as in an informal housing development. The pilot testing...
Due to the high level of South African representation on the international panel that supported the creation of ISO 30500, we were one of the first countries in the world to identically adopt the standard as SANS 30500 in 2019. However, setting up...
Africa is drawing from its own lessons as it works toward land degradation neutrality (LDN), with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) adopting its own Great Green Wall Initiative (GGWI) strategy based on the continent’s experience in...
The Tamil saying ‘Nothing grows under a Bayan tree’ rings true for the sanitation crisis. We need a complete paradigm shift (moving away from the old Bayan Tree) to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.2. There is a need for a fresh,...
South Africa’s recent energy crisis escalation into Level 5 and 6 load shedding has highlighted the stark need for businesses, industries and municipalities to generate their own power. By Wayne Alcock, Managing Director at Quyn International...
