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Central Energy Fund to Invest $68M in South African Gas Project
South Africa’s Central Energy Fund (CEF) will reportedly invest R1-billion ($68-million) to help fund Renergen’s Virginia Gas Project in Free State, South Africa, in order to accelerate the second phase of the project’s development. According to News24, CEF has signed…
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Gwede Mantashe Confirms Plans to Support SAns Amid Petrol Price Hikes
South Africa’s Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, has confirmed that the government is making plans to support South Africans amid recent petrol price hikes. When he was answering questions in Parliament on Wednesday, Mantashe said he had met…
Kenya Power Pays $22.7-Million in Debts to US Firm
Kenya Power, the state-owned utility, has cleared a $22.7-million power purchase bill to the US geothermal energy tech firm, Ormat Technologies, to subdue fears of a default that would have seen the American firm bill the country’s National Treasury. According…
Petrol Might Be Rationed in South Africa, Energy Department Warns
The department of energy and mineral resources has warned that petrol will be rationed if the war between Russia and Ukraine persists. According to Daily Maverick, the department of energy and mineral resources department appeared before parliament’s portfolio committee on…
Towards a Stable & Sustainable Future with Power 4.0
A digital overhaul of the power and utilities sector – Power 4.0 – is delivering enhanced process efficiency, improved asset utilization, centralized visibility, better regulatory compliance, enhanced sustainability and stellar returns on investment, says Douglas Nunez, Global Power Industry Expert,…
Does Solar Power Mean No More Load Shedding? 5 Common Misconceptions
With Eskom warning that its system is likely to remain constrained for the near future and applying for hefty price hikes with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, many South African companies and households are looking to become more…
Stage 2 Load Shedding in SA – Why & For How Long?
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…
Petrol Price Hike Expected by Midnight in South Africa
The petrol prices are expected to hike by midnight, following a whopping increase in oil prices triggered by the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Russia recently invaded Ukraine after months of brewing conflict between the two countries. An article by Business Insider revealed…
South Africa to Face Yet Another Increase in Electricity Tariffs
South Africa is expected to face another increase in electricity tariffs from state-owned sole electricity supplier Eskom from April 2022. This latest round will see tariffs increase by 9.61%, according to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA). However,…
AVEVA Shows Path To Digitalization And Net-Zero For Energy Companies At EGYPS 2022
AVEVA to Highlight World-Leading Digital Solutions to Help Oil and Gas Customers in Egypt Fast-Track Their Transformation and Sustainability Journeys AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, has announced its participation at the Egypt Petroleum…
Power generation turns to predictive analytics to reduce risk and optimize reliability
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,…
Utilities vulnerable to cyber attacks
The evolution of technology has brought with incredible advancements, particularly in unprecedented times where both organisations and individuals have had to adapt to stay competitive. But it’s a bit of catch-22; as technology continues to progress, so do cyber criminals…
Wednesday Will See SA Petrol Prices Reach Another Record High
According to an announcement from the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, South Africa’s petrol prices will see a hike of 81c a litre on Wednesday, 1 December 2021. The price of diesel will also go up by between 72.5c…
Boston Dynamics’ “Spot” Robot to Soon Begin Delving into SA Mines
Dwyka Mining Services today launched Boston Dynamics’ Spot Enterprise robot to the South African market as an authorised reseller of the technology. Having reached worldwide fame due to a series of videos showing off its lifelike AI-based movement, Spot is…
Stage 2 Load Shedding Just Announced for South Africa – But For How Long?
Eskom has announced that load shedding will be implemented in South Africa from 14:00 today until 05:00 on Saturday. The embattled power utility had yesterday warned South Africans that load shedding was back on the cards after a brief period…
A Whole Week of Stage 4 Blackouts as SA Falls Deeper Into Power Crisis
The ending weeks of October and most of November so far has been marked by on-again off-again load shedding from South Africa’s power utility Eskom as a renewed power crisis takes hold of the Rainbow Nation. While SA had been…
