department of energy | Infrastructure news - Part 6

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Fuel price set to increase from Wednesday

Diesel will increase by 14 cents per litre and petrol by 29 cents for 93 unleaded and lead replacement while 95 ULP and LRP increase by 31 cents a litre on Wednesday, 2 July. According to the department of energy , the increase is due to changes in...
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DoE seeks help of industry experts

The Department of Energy (DoE) has plans to establish a Ministerial Advisory Council on Energy to serve as a sounding board for the challenges confronting the energy sector. “I have decided that over and above the Department of Energy expertise, as...
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Fuel price drops

The price of diesel and petrol are set to decrease on Wednesday 4 June. The Department of Energy in a statement said this decrease in the prices of all the petroleum products is due to changes in international factors, namely, crude oil prices, the...
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Renewable energy IPP roundtable discussion

Minister of Energy Dikobe Ben Martins said the Department of Energy will continue with the licensing of the next windows of the independent power producers’ programme until renewable energy producers constitute 30% of the energy mix, asset out in...
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Another fuel price increase

On Wednesday the prices of all grades of petrol will increase – petrol by 36 cents a litre and diesel by between 27 and 28 cents a litre. According to the Department of Energy this increase is due to movements in the crude oil prices, international...

Solar energy projects underway

Director of Energy Efficiency & Environment at the Department of Energy, Xolile Mabusela, speaks to eNCA on the country’s plan to use more solar power and the department’s solar energy projects. Source: eNCAnews Source URL:...
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Private Sector Energy Efficiency project launched

The National Business Initiative (NBI) together with the EThekwini Municipality launched the KZN Private Sector Energy Efficiency (PSEE) project  at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, and they are calling on business to register their interest in the...