The City of Cape Town has topped a global listing for the largest water tariff increases in 2018. According to the white paper titled The Global Value of Water, the city has seen a 390% increase in the benchmark price of water and wastewater...
Water service authorities are seeing an increasing need to install water management devices to address growing water challenges. WASA speaks to Marcus Thulsidas, business development director, Utility Systems, about how the company’s smart...
African Utility Week will have a strong focus on water again this year from 15-17 May in Cape Town when the conference will showcase how partnerships, financial models and latest technological advances can make the greatest impact in meeting...
Access to reliable electricity is essential to human development and to a country’s sustainable economic progress. Unfortunately, billions of people around the world still do not have access to reliable electricity, with a great number of them...
“Everyone who was part of this year’s African Utility Week felt the same passion for the energy and water sectors on the continent and had the feeling that we are on the brink of enormous progress“, says Evan Schiff, event director of the African...
As in the majority of industries, the amount of data that utilities have access to is growing exponentially. Smart grid technology in particular provides detailed data on generation and transmission systems. Intelligent thermostats, outlets,...
Nearly two-thirds of South African business executives are delaying their investment decisions while almost half are considering investing offshore due to uncertainty regarding the future political direction of the country. This is according to...
Municipalities have a constitutional mandate to provide for services to communities it serves. These services include Utilities (water, electricity, sewer and waste management), access and mobility, parks and recreation and other amenities. It is a...
The optimal functioning of utilities in providing regional services and support to local authorities is an essential piece in South Africa’s delivery puzzle. Facing capacity constraints and clear transformation requirements, local and district...
