Resilience and reliability are more important than ever in the power generation and utility sector. As organizations look to digital transformation to reduce risk in today, they’re discovering the benefits predictive analytics can bring to their operations, says David Thomason, Industry Principal – Power Generation at AVEVA.
Power generation companies...
In new app launched by FNB's, nav» Earth, uses spending habits to estimate carbon emissions spend and allows users to offset unavoidable emissions.
Helping Users Reduce Carbon Emissions
In an era where climate change is firmly on the global agenda, the App helps millions of its customers to improve sustainable living...
Ahead of his address to the Group of Twenty (G20) Ministers of Agriculture Meeting this week, Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), offered the institution's full support for efforts to increase the sustainable production of nutritious foods.
"Sustainably feeding a growing population...
The British High Commission, in conjunction with Barclays Bank of Kenya held an event in Nairobi bringing together leading players in the local renewable energy sector with investors from the United Kingdom.
The UK-Kenya Renewable Energy Conference (REC 100) aimed to secure investment into Kenya’s growing renewable energy sector, building...
LG Electronics (LG) has launched its aggressive Zero Carbon 2030 initiative, committing to achieving net-zero carbon emissions from its global operations within 12 years.
In line with its larger sustainable business strategy, LG will look to reduce carbon emissions from its global operations by 50 per cent, compared to a...
South Africa's embattled power utility Eskom has announced a new round of rotational load shedding for the country.
Why is Load Shedding Back?
An initial announcement was made Monday afternoon, where Eskom said it would have to implement rotational load shedding due to breakdowns at Medupi Power Station, notably Medupi Unit...
Visa, payments technology company and Vivo Energy, the company that markets and distributes Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in Africa, have announced a Pan African agreement to provide digital payment services to consumers across 15 African countries.
The partnership is geared towards growing digital commerce and will offer more Visa acceptance...
South Africa is not alone when it comes to energy supply woes. In Europe and the UK, energy prices are soaring while in the United States as many as one in six households cannot afford their electricity bills. Globally, we are on the cusp of a profound energy revolution...
Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, announced that the first operational solar project it has enabled in South Africa has begun contributing renewable energy to the electricity grid.
Located in the Northern Cape, South Africa's largest province, the 10 megawatts (MW) solar project will supply renewable energy...
A raft of highly-matured existing technologies are now, available to miners in their quest to transform their operations, enhance efficiency and productivity, improve safety levels, and revitalise a struggling mining industry.
Much has been spoken and written about technology’s role in rescuing the mining industry, which continues to suffer volatile...
South Africa’s Minister of Energy, Jeff Radebe, confirmed that the country no longer has a nuclear deal with Russia.
This announcement follows Deputy President David Mabuza’s official visit to the Russian Federation in May and the BRICS Summit taking place in Johannesburg this week.
"The submission of that intergovernmental agreement of...
South Africa is headed for a dark weekend as Eskom has just announced Stage 4 load shedding from 14:00 on Friday until 05:00 on Saturday - thereafter Saturday will be under Stage 2 load shedding, which will continue until 05:00 on Monday morning.
At 11:00 on Friday, the embattled utility...
The South African mining industry performed poorly over the past ten years, shrinking to become even smaller today than it was in 1994. However, if major constraints impeding accelerated growth and development are lifted, estimates show that the mining sector could expand annually by 3% to 4% up to...
On Monday 22 January 2018 Eskom, an energy supplier in South Africa, announced that its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Anoj Singh - has resigned.
Singh has been embroiled in controversy since being suspended by Eskom in September 2017, after initially being placed on special leave at the end of July...
The mining industry across the globe is currently undergoing a technological paradigm shift.
Mines of the future will require advanced technologies and mining operators are all set to embrace the new digital technologies to gain a competitive advantage.
For centuries, mining has provided us with the raw materials that have enabled...
The Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa has warned motorists to expect a "fuel price hike of catastrophic proportions" in November.
According to a bi-monthly price outlook, the AA's most recent interpretations of current exchange rates and commodities pricing data point to massive increases in the price of fuel which...
