Cape Town is set to take advantage of the recent Department of Energy’s decision to allow major cities to purchase electricity directly from Independent Power Producers (IPPs). The decision is anticipated to be a major fillip for the renewable...
In an effort to reduce the electricity consumption of its streetlights by 50% the George Municipality is set to replace its aging infrastructure with modern Light Emitting Diode (LED) streetlights. The project, which was initiated by the...
The Democratic Alliance would like the Minister of Energy to explain why the Solar Water Heater programme has succumbed to budget cuts when almost R400 million was budgeted for it last year. According to DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Energy, Tandeka...
Energy expert Ted Blom believes distributed generation will slice electricity costs by up to 90% for the average household. Blom says South Africa and the world is at the precipice of revolutionary developments in energy generation and...
By Riccardo Temmers, CDC Acting Executive Manager Centre of Excellence Much has been talked about the recently held Energy Indaba hosted by the Department of Energy (DoE). Dominating the public discourse includes issues such as the department’s...
A National Solar Water Heater Programme will soon be rolled out in the eThekwini Municipality according to the city’s Executive Committee. The programme, which is funded by the national Department of Energy, will see solar water geysers installed...
Plans are in motion to ensure that South Africa has the capacity to desalinate its own water. This was the sentiment that came out of the 38th Expert Group meeting of the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) which took place in Cape Town on...
Government plans to move ahead with its nuclear build programme. Energy minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said it was through the programme that South Africa will maintain energy security. In a statement on Wednesday, Kubayi said government was committed...
Energy minister Mmamaloko Kubayi has a vision for young South Africans to be “global nuclear leaders”. Speaking to media at a recent expo in Moscow on Monday, Kubayi said the country’s youth have a place in the proposed nuclear programme and would...
