Zwartkop remains off the grid
The City of Tshwane said in Wednesday morning, the Zwartkop Substation, which caught fire on Tuesday morning, remains off the grid. The City said this is due to findings of…
Lights out in parts of Tshwane due to Zwartkop substation fire
Parts of Pretoria East are in the dark, following an explosion of a transformer at the Zwartkop substation, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Areas affected are those supplied…
Sasol’s plan to 2028 unveiled at its Capital Markets Day
Sasol plans to grow and transform its business, while reaching a decarbonatisation target of 30% reduction in Green House Gases (GHG) by 2030. The chemical giant’s plan was unveiled at…
Farmer talks about solar storage solution
Sunspot Farm in South Africa, is Huawei’s solar storage project helping farmers and their communities to create a sustainable, self-reliant future. The farm is in Montague, Cape Town. Mark Bleloch,…
60,000 jobs at risk in looming gas shortage
A gas supply shortage would put approximately 60,000 direct jobs at risk as many industries that depend on gas could face operational shutdown. This emerged at a symposium on the…
Loadshedding suspended for the foreseeable future
Eskom said the power system remains stable, allowing for continued suspension of loadshedding. In addition, approximately 2,600 Megawatts (MW) have returned to the system, ahead of Monday evening’s peak. Eskom’s…
GreenCoat Renewables seeks listing on the JSE
GreenCoat Renewables PLC , one of Europe’s leading renewable energy infrastructure owners, seeks listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE’s) AltX. Patrycja Kula, of Capital Markets said this move illustrates…
Ampli Energy launched
Ampli Energy, a partnership between DiscoveryGreen and Sasol, was launched this week. Speaking at the event, Andre Nepgen, Head of Discovery Green, said “we are thrilled to announce the launch…
WRA application dismissed by Durban High Court
The Durban High Court has dismissed the application brought by the Westville Ratepayers Association (WRA) to declare rates charged for the financial years from 2005-2008 unlawful and not due to…
Eskom loadshedding stage 2 continues into Thursday evening
Eskom said Stage 2 loadshedding would continue into the night on Thursday, until 10pm. Eskom also said it has restored about 1 175MW to the system, with an additional 1…