The number of consumer units receiving services from municipalities increased between 2014 and 2015. The highest percentage increase from 2014 to 2015 in the provision of services was recorded in solid waste management (5.3%), followed by...
South Africa’s energy sector was a motivating factor behind S&P Global’s decision not to downgrade the country to junk status. According to S&P, improvements in the energy sector will likely reduce some of the economic bottlenecks and...
The City of Cape Town has called for the results of the Household Survey 2015 to be interrogated and verified against other data before it can be used to manage future implementation. According to the City’s Executive Deputy Mayor Alderman Ian...
Developing countries’ domestic capital markets are very shallow and will take time to strengthen and deepen. But the urgency of the infrastructure task requires financing right now, which means international markets have to be tapped. This is...
Energy transformation means the time is right for policymakers to reappraise their approach to energy access, according to a new report from PwC. On current trends, two-thirds of the world’s population will remain without electricity by 2030, which...
South Africa is among the world’s least energy efficient countries in terms of its economy. Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Peterson told delegates the uncomfortable truth about South Africa’s energy efficiency at the 2016 African Utilities Week....
Access to electricity now stands at 88% of all households, Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Pettersson told Parliament during her budget vote speech. Over 6.7 million households have been connected between 1994 and March 2016. “This is remarkable....
Melusi Maposa, Accenture’s Managing Director: Resources says he would like to see an increased uptake of As-A-Service models, as this allows utilities to leverage private capital to achieve service delivery outcomes by allowing private players to...
Efforts are being stepped up to alleviate electricity supply constraints, with government preparing to expand the Independent Power Producer (IPP) initiative, said National Treasury. “Government is stepping up initiatives that will alleviate the...
