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Minister outlines SA's gas policy
Minister outlines SA's gas policy
South Africa is to develop a comprehensive gas policy based on the principles of the renewables IPP programme, energy minister says... read



Africa Month
Liz Hart, MD, Infrastructure Africa
Infrastructure Africa to focus on regional opportunities

Sindy Peters

Infrastructure Africa will this year showcase some of Africa's mega projects... read
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Energy
Putting the power into Kusile
Putting the power into Kusile
As the sun rises over the Kusile Power Station site in Mpumalanga, the steam turbine construction team carefully inspects the new turbines being installed... read
South Africa's only existing nuclear power station, Koeberg, north of Cape Town. © Peter Titmuss
#AUW2016: How nuclear build programmes can be a strategic game changer

Nicci Botha

A while back, South Africa reeled in shock when a rand figure of trillions was mentioned in the same breath as nuclear power... read
Kandeh Yamkella receives his Lifetime Achievement Award
#AUW2016: All the winners at the African Utility Week Industry Awards
Sierra Leone's Kandeh Yumkella, Johannesburg's City Power, George Airport and Akon Lighting were among the winners in this year's African Utility Week Industry Awards... read
#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus
#AUW2016: Operationalising the water-energy nexus

Nicci Botha

Day 2 of African Utility Week looked at the cornerstones of sustainable development - energy, water and food security - and how they need to developed in unison to achieve the ambitious goals of COP21,,. read
#AUW2016: Global trends in the African context
#AUW2016: Global trends in the African context

Nicci Botha

A few years ago, alternative energy sources were a rich man's whimsy, but we are now living in the world of low-cost renewable energy... read
#AUW2016: A vision for the African power utility in disruptive times
#AUW2016: A vision for the African power utility in disruptive times

Nicci Botha

Electricity is integral if continent is to fulfil its ambitions of economic sustainability, and this requires collaboration and innovation that are uniquely African... read
Management
Five steps to building strong engineering teams
Five steps to building strong engineering teams

Paul Olivier

In South Africa, the engineering industry has experienced significant change. It has moved away from the classic professional practice process - where companies were appointed based on merit and performance - to a system hinging on tenders, often won based purely on price. This leaves little room for evaluation of experience or quality. read
Mining
L-R: Divan Swanepoel, quarry manager, Buhle Dlulane,ECDC chief executive, Loyiso Jiya,ECDC deputy chairman, Nomveliso Nyukwana, mayor of,Emalahleni, Marius Prinsloo from Tau Pele, Mcebisi Limba and Moss Magwebu, both directors of Blue Crane Resources and Minerals.
Eastern Cape quarry project requires R200m investment
The ECDC is looking for another R200m from private or public sector investors to move forward with an aggregate quarry near Queenstown... read
Long-term solution for acid mine drainage
Long-term solution for acid mine drainage
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has launched the long-awaited acid mine drainage (AMD) long-term solution that promises to improve the water supply to the nation's economic hub... read
Renewables & Energy Efficiency
Installing solar panels on Emperors Palace rooftop
Emperors Palace bets on PV power
A solar PV plant with a generation capacity of 1,045MW is taking shape on the roof of Emperors Palace... read
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Acwa fires up concentrated solar plants

Charlotte Mathews

By midyear, 47 renewable energy projects are expected to be delivering about 7,000MW of power to SA's electricity grid, representing about R194bn in private investment... read
Science & Engineering
Fracking moves one step
Fracking moves one step

Estelle Ellis

Controversial fracking in a vast area of the Eastern Cape could become a very real possibility if politicians get their way. A R16m study that shows shale gas could be found all the way from Bhisho to Cradock is being used to push for fracking. read
Business
#InTouch2016: Survival strategy for the digital future
#InTouch2016: Survival strategy for the digital future

Lauren Hartzenberg

The key problem in business is that while technology changes, business processes don't... read
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