The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a R1.4 billion finance contract to support the development of the !Ka Xu 100 MW concentrated solar power plant in the Northern Cape. ​Once fully...
The launch of MTN’s Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant has highlighted the benefits of Fresnel technology. This uses the sun to reflect heat from 242 mirror panels to ultimately create air conditioning for MTN’s data centre, converting heat into...
An R80 million, 120 MW solar PV module production facility has officially been launched in Epping, Cape Town. Jinko Solar, a Chinese company, opened this facility in response to the roll out of the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power...
A recent report in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) revealed that South Africa is responsible for the majority of African’s carbon emissions as a result of its coal-intensive energy production. The report notes however, that...
Powering up MTN’s energy hungry data centres has just received a boost with the unveiling of its first Concentrating Solar Cooling System. Launched at MTN’s head offince in Johannesburg yesterday, the system was designed by REACH...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a senior loan of $142 million to finance the construction of the 100 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant XiNa in South Africa. The XiNa Solar One project is the first renewable energy Independent...
Solar Power is the new age system that supplies clean and renewable energy. This type of power reduces the reliance on traditional power plants. In 2011, the International Energy Agency emphasised that solar energy will have long-term benefits....
Corporates come together to donate 20kW photovoltaic plant to Camphill Village West Coast. The installation of a 20 kilowatt (kW) thin film solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at Camphill Village in the Western Cape, will make its dairy one of the first...
Director of Energy Efficiency & Environment at the Department of Energy, Xolile Mabusela, speaks to eNCA on the country’s plan to use more solar power and the department’s solar energy projects. Source: eNCAnews Source URL:...
