energy | Infrastructure news - Part 20

energy

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A third coal power station

Cabinet has approved the building of a third coal-fired power station by Eskom essentially freeing the parastatal to take its infrastructure investment programme beyond the two coal-fired power stations currently being built. Trade and Industry...
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Will Inga III ever happen?

There are big aspirations for Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, Inga III that is set to be built in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But analysts are sceptical that such an ambitious project will ever in fact be realised due to the project...

eThekwini CDM project 2 heats up

eThekwini registers solar water heater  and heat pump installation project as second Clean Development Mechanism project with UN The eThekwini Municipality has registered its second Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project with the United Nations....

Quoin merges operations with Aurecon

Aurecon has announced that Quoin Consulting Africa, a leading quantity surveying practice which provides quantity surveying, contract administration and management, project controls and procurement services to the mining, energy, process and heavy...

A focus on energy efficiency in the water industry

Historically, electricity efficiency measures have not been a priority in the South African water industry due to the relatively low cost of electricity. Over the past 5 to 10 years this situation has rapidly been changing due to the increased...
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US$64 billion for SADC development

Studies have revealed that the current population of the SADC region, which currently stands at approximately 272 million, will grow at a rate of about 2% per year to reach approximately 350 million by 2027. Already, the region is not coping with...