Global leaders gathered at the final day of the African Energy Week 2021 conference and exhibition to discuss strategies to mitigate climate change and ensure that Africa’s transition to a clean energy future will alleviate energy poverty. Themed,...
The eThekwini Municipality has set aside R3.5 million for an electrification project in the Blackburn informal settlement. Approximately 1000 households will benefit from the project which forms part of the eThekwini Municipality’s ongoing...
The City of Johannesburg has set aside R50 million for the electrification of the Slovo Park informal settlement. Speaking at a ground-breaking ceremony on Monday Herman Mashaba, the City’s executive mayor, vowed that the project will be completed...
Volvo Trucks is planning to introduce electric trucks to the European market in 2019 in a bid to not only cut emissions but keep trucks off the road during peak hours. Claes Nilsson, President of Volvo Trucks says by using electrically powered and...
Government has reported that it is making steady progress in the implementation of the Nine Point Plan to reignite growth and create jobs. The Nine Point Plan was first announced in the 2015 State of the Nation Address, as part of implementing the...
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....
A six-hour joint operation by City Power, Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) at the Princess Crossing informal settlement in Roodepoort resulted in the removal of several loads of volatile...
Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Pettersson has signed an historic agreement with her counterpart Kapandji Kalala, Minister of Hydraulic Resources and Electricity of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This inter-governmental agreement paves the...
The Bethlehem hydro project obtained the first, non-consumptive, water-use licence for a hydro power station under the Water Act. Water&Sanitation Africa looks at the highlights of this groundbreaking project. The Bethlehem hydro is a truly...
