gas power

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom signs preliminary gas deal with Exxon Mobil

    Eskom signs preliminary gas deal with Exxon Mobil Exxon Mobil struck a preliminary deal to bring liquefied natural gas to South Africa, which will use the fuel to bolster its coal-reliant power grid, according to people familiar with the matter. The agreement will enable state utility Eskom...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Expert weighs in on SA's ideal energy mix

    Expert weighs in on SA's ideal energy mix South Africa’s economy has been hard hit by 15 years of load-shedding (rolling blackouts). The country’s coal-fired power plants have a maintenance backlog and frequently experience unexpected technical failures. On the other hand, South Africa has...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ugly spat over BEE beneficiaries in Karpowership deal

    Ugly spat over BEE beneficiaries in Karpowership deal A group of local BEE partners for the government's controversial Karpowership deal are accusing Turkish company Karadeniz of trying to get them kicked out of the transaction in favour of other partners, Sunday Times reports. The empowerment...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN head office's hybrid power plant will have peak output of 4.5MW

    MTN head office's hybrid power plant will have peak output of 4.5MW MTN South Africa will upgrade its head office's self-generating power facility to feature four generation technologies and battery storage types. The system will be able output peak power up to 4.5MW. MTN South Africa's head...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Karpowership misses another deadline

    Karpowership misses another deadline Karpowership, the Turkish company seeking to install ship-mounted power plants in South African ports, is appealing a decision not to grant it more time to file an environmental permit to operate a 320MW plant on the country’s west coast. The company’s...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom wants to build 3,000MW gas power station — without spending its own money

    Eskom wants to build 3,000MW gas power station — without spending its own money The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved Eskom's plan to build a 3,000MW gas power station in Richards Bay. Sunday newspaper Rapport reports that Nersa recently backtracked on its previous...
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