Electricity tariffs have recently been increased by around 14%, and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved further above inflation hikes for the next three financial years. This means that operating costs for all...
The Rustenburg Municipality has launched a new service delivery programme with the aim of improving service, creating jobs and boosting entrepreneurial development. The initiative, which is the municipality is calling the #ReDirelaSechaba Service...
Access, affordability and reliability are the key factors that will determine the future of the African energy sector. This was the message that emerged from the first day of the Africa Energy Indaba taking place in Johannesburg. Speaking at the...
The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality is currently piloting a smart metering project in an effort to improve the City’s billing process. According to the municipality the aim of the initiative is to manage electricity usage in a reliable, safe...
Eskom has come out to defend load shedding following a social media outcry noting that the power cuts were just a diversion. According to the utility load shedding is nothing more than a means to protect the national electricity system. In...
The University of South Africa (Unisa), has partnered with mining company Exxaro Resources and the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) to officially launch its first institutional anaerobic biogas digester at the Earth...
The eThekwini Municipality is looking to raise an additional R1 billion to fund capital projects in the City during the 2018/19 financial year. According to the municipality this is necessary to ensure that its service delivery programme is not...
The small island of Gorée, off the coast of mainland Dakar in Senegal, used to experience frequent blackouts. Residents could stay for weeks on end without access to power. Thanks to innovative engineering from the Electricity Sector Support...
Minister Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Zweli Mkhize, is calling on municipalities to keep track of the ever changing developments in the generation, transmission and distribution of energy. Speaking at the technical convention of...
