SolarReserve, a global developer of solar power projects, has announced that Africa’s largest solar energy plant has come on line in South Africa. The 96 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) Jasper solar power project, which is located in South Africa’s...
By Liesl Frankson The Department of Water and Sanitation has presented a progress report on interventions and solutions to tackle the problem of Acid mine drainage (AMD) in the country. The presentation was made at a meeting held with a...
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is working on a specialised lane guidance and sensory pedestrian crossing, traffic signal system for the visually impaired. The pilot project was launched at Regents Park just outside the Johannesburg Society for...
Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Councillor Mpho Parks Tau, unveiled a R1.95 billion mixed residential development in South Hills, southern Johannesburg, on Tuesday. On completion about six years from now, the development – in Region F, near...
By Frances Ringwood It has been a couple of weeks since the recent launch of the Giyani Water Treatment Works (GWTW) in Limpopo, as part of the Presidential “Siyahlola” Campaign. The GWTW plant was launched by President Jacob Zuma with the minister...
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has visited the Majuba power station where she found that the plant was operating better than had been anticipated. “The plant was performing better than Eskom had anticipated last week. I await the report of...
The Portfolio Committee on Energy and the Select Committee on Economic and Business Development received a briefing, last week from the Department of Energy, on the treaty of the Grand Inga Hydropower Project between the Republic of South Africa...
The ISTT’s 32nd annual International No-Dig Conference & Exhibition was held for the first time in Spain, this year. Hosted by the Iberian Society for Trenchless Technology (IbSTT), the event was held at the prestigious IFEMA Convention...
President Jacob Zuma on Saturday launched rural infrastructure projects which are expected to change the lives of many residents and further catalyse development, job creation and investment in uMsinga, in KwaZulu-Natal. The R70 million worth of...
