Huawei Clean Energy Path
Renewable energy accounted for 28% of global electricity generation, last year (2023), according to David Bian, Director of Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa.He was speaking at the Solar & Storage…
Korea Pledges Billions at Summit
President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, has pledged a $14 billion commitment in export financing to support Korean companies investing in Africa, while increasing its official development assistance (ODA)…
Smart Cities should put people at the center
Smart Cities are not just beautiful buildings, but are primarily about people. Speaking at the African Smart Cities, Day 2 of the Big 5 Construct South Africa, organized by dmg…
Implications of the approval of the Free Basic Electricity (FBE) rate
NERSA has approved the National Free Basic Electricity rate of R194.40c per Kilowatt per hour. This decision is effective as from the 01st of July 2024. The free basic rate…
More finances needed to enable climate action
As extreme weather events associated with climate change increase, the United Nations Environment Programme report has indicated climate adaptation is becoming more expensive. Countries may need an estimated $300 billion…
“Use less electricity” City Power
Gautengers are asked to reduce electricity consumption. Isaac Mangena, Spokesperson of City Power said yesterday that due to the current cold weather conditions, the use of electricity is expected to…
105 power projects registered
About 105 projects were registered by the energy regulator in the first quarter of 2024, ending at the end of March. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) said…
Reduce usage of electricity: City Power
Although loadshedding is suspended for the 56th day today, City Power has asked customers to cut down on electricity usage. Isaac Mangena, Spokesperson of City Power, said, the adjustments in…
Eskom 2030
Here are interesting facts and figures that emerged during a panel of discussion with James Mackay, CEO of the Energy Council of SA and Eskom Senior Executives. Sitting left to…
Eskom launches campaign ahead of Winter
Eskom has launched a campaign to encourage residents to protect transformers, ahead of Winter months. Today marks day 51 without loadshedding. In a statement, Eskom said over 2000 transformers are…