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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Good news for engineers in South Africa

    Good news for engineers in South Africa Private engineering firms are set to benefit big-time from the drastic changes and expansion of South Africa's electricity transmission network in the coming years. That is according to National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) interim CEO...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Increased solar and wind power making grid stability management trickier

    Increased solar and wind power making grid stability management trickier The increased use of solar and wind power in South Africa could cause significantly increased instability in the country's electricity transmission grid. If not adapted appropriately, the risk of controlled power outages...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Three decades of government failure on electricity provision

    Three decades of government failure on electricity provision In 1994, Apartheid ended and the African National Congress (ANC) won South Africa’s first ever democratic elections, promising “Electricity for All” as part of its Reconstruction and Development Programme. Back then, only 36% of all...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Overloaded Cape grid to be expanded using part of Eskom’s R229-billion funding

    Overloaded Cape grid to be expanded using part of Eskom’s R229-billion funding Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. will use a portion of $12.5 billion (R228.51 billion) multilateral loans toward delivering power to areas where the grid is overloaded and stymying the transition to renewable sources...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Solar and wind equipment makers struggling despite boom in demand

    Solar and wind equipment makers struggling despite boom in demand The biggest manufacturers of wind turbines and solar panels are facing their most serious financial challenges in years even as deployments of clean energy head for an annual record. About 500 gigawatts of renewable generation...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Denmark and the Netherlands add R6.34 billion to South Africa's renewable energy deal

    Denmark and the Netherlands add R6.34 billion to South Africa's renewable energy deal South Africa’s cabinet said the Netherlands and Denmark have joined the Just Energy Transition Partnership, a landmark climate finance deal meant to help the country transition away from coal and serve as a...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    NUM wants South Africa's renewable climate pact with rich countries suspended

    NUM wants South Africa's renewable climate pact with rich countries suspended The main labour union at South Africa’s state power utility called for the suspension of an $8.5-billion (R164.01-billion) climate finance pact with some of the world’s richest nations as well as plans to break up...
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    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Red Rocket energy company raises R3 billion for new projects

    Red Rocket energy company raises R3 billion for new projects South African renewable energy developer Red Rocket raised $160 million (R3.07 billion) in funding from management and investment partners to help the business expand across the region. The Cape Town-based company has built hydro...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Komati renewable conversion plans in limbo

    Komati renewable conversion plans in limbo Delays in converting Eskom's decommissioned Komati coal power plant into a hybrid renewable energy facility have caused "despair and frustration" in the small Mpumalanga town, Sunday Times reports. The publication said that many Komati residents —...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    New private power grid connection rules are bad news — IPP associations

    New private power grid connection rules are bad news — IPP associations New rules for connecting large-scale private power to the grid threaten to scare off investors, a major representative in the industry has warned. The South African Independent Power Producers Association (Saippa) has told...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Wind power helps lower load-shedding

    Wind power helps lower load-shedding A series of winter storms helped reduce electricity load-shedding over the past week, allowing renewable energy plants at the coast to boost their supply to the national grid, according to an official at South Africa’s state power utility Eskom Holdings SOC...
  13. Jan

    MTN plans to install wind turbines on some towers

    MTN fighting load-shedding with wind power from cell towers MTN South Africa is installing wind turbines on some of its mobile towers to generate electricity for its operations, reduce its carbon footprint, and improve its resilience against load-shedding. The telecoms company is embarking on...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ramaphosa's climate commission recommends SA give coal the boot and use little gas

    Ramaphosa's climate commission recommends SA give coal the boot and use little gas South Africa’s Presidential Climate Commission has advised the country, which relies on coal for most of its electricity, to forsake using the fossil fuel for future power generation and to only use a minimal...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    SA's R154-billion renewable funding project turning into a cautionary tale

    SA's R154-billion renewable funding project turning into a cautionary tale It was meant to be the climate justice blueprint, the deal that showed how rich countries could help developing economies end their reliance on coal and go green. Almost 18 months on, South Africa’s $8.5 billion (R154.5...
  16. Vorastra

    Seize property to build wind and solar farms, says JP Morgan chief

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/04/04/seize-property-build-wind-solar-farms-jp-morgan/ Archive link for those who can't read the article. https://archive.ph/QejnI
  17. Jan

    AWPower discusses viability of home wind power generation

    Why home wind power is useless for most South Africans There is a long list of reasons why wind power is unsuitable for most home self-generation in South Africa, a renewable energy expert has told MyBroadband. These include lower energy availability, more maintenance and monitoring...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom must fix coal power stations because its grid is too weak for renewables — Russian energy billionaire

    Eskom must fix coal power stations because its grid is too weak for renewables — Russian energy billionaire South Africa needs to upgrade its coal-fired power plants rather than focus on renewable energy, according to a sanctioned Russian billionaire who made his fortune in part from generating...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    13 more IPP deals finally signed

    13 more IPP deals finally signed The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has signed agreements with 13 renewable energy providers under Bid Window 5 of the government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPP). At least six more preferred...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cabinet approves plan for $8.5-billion international renewable funding package

    Cabinet approves plan for $8.5-billion international renewable funding package South Africa’s cabinet endorsed an investment plan to help the country transition away from the use of coal, a key step in securing $8.5 billion in climate finance on offer from the world’s richest nations. The...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Private power companies leasing land from Eskom to provide 2,000MW of renewable electricity

    Private power companies leasing land from Eskom to provide 2,000MW of renewable electricity Eskom has signed leasing contracts with four renewable energy companies to build new renewable energy facilities on land owned by the power utility. The four companies — HDF Energy SA, Red Rocket SA...
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