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Renewable energy: Mining industry likely to snap up Ramaphosa’s power offer

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 10:00:03 GMT

Government has now given mining companies the ability to generate 100MW of power. So what happens now? Will the companies use this facility and, if so, how? And what effect will it have? Arguably, the company furthest down the line is gold miner Pan African Resources, which is already close to producing 10MW of solar photovoltaic power at its Evander mine.

How much renewable power South Africa can build for the cost of Medupi and Kusile

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 06:09:20 GMT

Around 17,000MW of renewable energy capacity can be built for the same cost as Eskom’s troubled Medupi and Kusile coal power stations, estimates from energy expert Chris Yelland have shown.

Winter load shedding is quickly approaching Eskom's worst-case scenario

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:00:02 GMT

Eskom's winter load shedding is fast approaching its upper forecast limit, with plant breakdowns reducing the utility's capacity by more than 15,000MW on Wednesday morning (09/06/2021).

Covid-19 yet another incentive for govt to speed up renewables capacity

thebrandvisionsa@gmail.com (Vhutshilo Sydney Nemutshili) — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 12:18:00 GMT

Seizing green energy opportunities through increased private sector investments can contribute to South Africa's post-Covid-19 recovery, especially considering that the country faces a possible gross domestic product (GDP) contraction of up to 16% in real terms because of local supply and demand effects, suppression in prices and lower exports, . South Africa already has the abundant supply of resources needed to fuel the alternative energy space, including solar irradiance in the Northern Cape, local minerals that make up key components of energy storage batteries and untapped natural gas pockets.

Powerships can help Eskom save R28bn a year, says Karpowership

thebrandvisionsa@gmail.com (Vhutshilo Sydney Nemutshili) — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:47:00 GMT

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and the Department of Minerals and Energy have estimated that Stage 2 load-shedding costs the economy R150-million an hour. This is posing a threat to South Africa’s economic recovery from Covid-19 and it is critical to fast-track emergency procurement of additional energy generation to plug the short-term supply gap, says powership provider Karpowership.

Pan African board approves development of 10 MW solar plant at Elikhulu

thebrandvisionsa@gmail.com (Vhutshilo Sydney Nemutshili) — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:14:00 GMT

The board of gold-mining company Pan African has approved the development of a 10 MW solar photovoltaic project at the Elikhulu gold-from-tailings operation in Evander, Mpumalanga, the London-, Johannesburg- and now also New York-listed Pan African stated on Friday. Earlier this month, the midtier gold producer announced that it had established a sponsored Level-1 American depository receipt programme on the over-the-counter market in the US with the Bank of New York Mellon being the appointed depository. In doing so, Pan African joined a number of its peers that have successfully implemented an ADR programme that bolsters in London Aim and Johannesburg JSE positions.

Hyprop expands national solar project

thebrandvisionsa@gmail.com (Vhutshilo Sydney Nemutshili) — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 12:53:00 GMT

Real estate investment trust Hyprop is set to decrease its carbon footprint further, with the landlord expanding its solar project across 66% of its South African shopping mall portfolio. “As part of Hyprop’s drive to continually minimise the impact on the environment, one of our key focus areas is to reduce the consumption of natural resources where possible.

Eskom issues power alert due to 'constrained system'

thebrandvisionsa@gmail.com (Vhutshilo Sydney Nemutshili) — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 12:36:00 GMT

South African power utility, Eskom on Wednesday issued an alert level one urging users to reduce electricity supply due to a constrained system. "Eskom requests the public to reduce electricity usage as the power generation system is still severely constrained. This morning one generation unit each at the Kendal and Tutuka power stations tripped, adding to the Tutuka unit that tripped yesterday evening," said the organisation.

More SA corporates pursuing self-generation

thebrandvisionsa@gmail.com (Vhutshilo Sydney Nemutshili) — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 10:32:00 GMT

Creamer Media's Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer about the South African companies that are seeking to generate renewable energy to supply power for their operations in order to reduce emissions and ensure available power supply. He also talks about what is preventing more companies and municipalities from pursuing self-generation.