3 Power Purchasing Agreements for Secunda secured
Sasol South Africa Ltd (Sasol) said in a statement earlier today, its Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to supply electricity to its site in Secunda were finalized. The 3 PPAs are…
Loadshedding update
Last week Thursday, generation capacity was lost from five generating units at Kendal and a unit at Duvha power stations.Due to the loss of five generating units at Kendal Power…
NERSA: New generation facilities registered
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has registered 124 generation facilities during the third quarter (October to December) of the 2023/24 Financial Year. The total capacity of the…
SAWEA introduces new board 2024
The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has a new board. “Each member brings a wealth of experience and a passion for driving positive change in the renewable energy sector.…
Highlights from the Budget Speech 2024
If you missed the budget speech today, delivered by Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, here are some highlights pertaining to energy and climate change: #To promote further investments in renewable energy,…
SOPA energy initiatives
If you missed State of the Province addresses by both Premier of Gauteng (Panyaza Lesufi) & Western Cape (Alan Winde). Here is a summary of points from each speech, with…
Suspect burnt beyond recognition at Roodepoort substation
City Power said a man was found dead after being electrocuted at the Mechanical Workshop Substation in Roodepoort. The entity said in a statement, it suspects the deceased man was…
Over 214 incidents in 24 hrs: City Power
City Power says it has its hands full with repairs since the weekend.In an update, City Power, said it is attending to 505 calls about outages in the City of…
Lights out: Stage 6
SA is currently on loadshedding level 6, Eskom said in a statement minutes ago. There are leaks in boiler tubes of at least 50% of electricity generating units (5).The electricity…
South Africa’s journey to net zero on stilettos
In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) address, yesterday evening, in Cape Town, President Cyril Ramaphosa, said South Africa, has seen an increase in extreme weather events, often with…