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Eugene Watson, Road Accident Fund

The Road Accident Fund started its operations in1997. It’s source of funding is the levies that the government places on fuel. Generally there are about 250 000 open claims which haven’t yet been settled. The majority of claims are...

Natural gas could save Tanzania trillions

Tanzania is currently spending large sums of money on importing fuel to generate electricity.However natural gas could change this. If natural gas from Mtwara is fully utilised by all sectors, it could save Sh1.6 trillion (R11 billion) annually by...

Transnet unveils R15,5bn fuel contract

A fuel contract worth R15,5 Billion over five years has been awarded by Transnet SOC Ltd to nine black and women-owned companies for the supply of fuel. It is the single biggest contract for services or goods for the state-owned company to date....
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10 PPM diesel launched

Sasol has launched its new fuel the turbodieselTM ULS 10ppm making it the lowest sulphur content diesel available in South Africa. According to Sasol the fuel has advanced detergency and lubricity properties to keep the engine and fuel injection...
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Biogas to power pilot project

The conversion of biogas to power is rapidly growing in stature across the globe. In some countries biogas is used to power vehicles, but the most common application is of biogas-to-electricity. There are numerous environmental benefits of this...

Gas-fired power plant plans develop

A new gas field south of Cape Town, Ibhubesi, could potentially be used as a source of natural gas to fuel the South African government’s plan for gas-fired power plants. The Department of Energy intends to introduce 2 600 MW of gas-fired...