Fish heads and chicken fat are being turned into electricity by the UK’s largest retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) (WMT) that ship food waste to power plants to reduce garbage-removal fees. Tesco Plc (TSCO), Britain’s biggest...
The government will do everything in its power to avoid power outages, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Friday. “We do have long-term plans. Government remains resolute that the country should never go through another period...
Several residents from Orange Farm in south Gauteng have barricaded sections of the Golden Highway during a service delivery protest today, police said. “The protesters are using rocks and tyres. The protest started at around 01h00, and it is still...
A lack of sufficient, reliable electricity generating capacity has been plaguing South Africa’s economy, while heavy reliance on coal to generate electricity brings all the financially unaccounted for environmental and health costs and risks...
Smart grids. Smart metering. If you are the kind of person who is regularly to be found around conferences where utilities and especially power supplies issues are discussed, you will be familiar with these words. In fact, you may even be one of...
When 2011’s clock ticked over to 2012 almost a third of the country’s municipalities lacked municipal managers, a crucial function in the efficient management of a municipality, and service delivery. Added to this is the widespread backlog in...
