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24 May 2013
                       
 
 
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27 Feb 2013
 
 
Carbon tax from 2015, as new biofuels incentive is unveiled
BUDGET 2013
The South African government has confirmed that a carbon tax will be phased in from January 1, 2015, as part of South Africa’s efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change and encourage...
 
 
25 Feb 2013
 
Africa Energy Indaba: Empowering Renewable Energy Sources?
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
2013 sees South African cities play host to a number of international events. The African Mining Indaba was held in Cape Town earlier this month, and Durban will soon host the much anticipated...
 
 
21 Feb 2013
 
Renewables alone cannot guarantee baseload power – Adam
ELECTRICITY
South Africa’s required base-load power capacity could not be guaranteed through renewable-energy sources alone, Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (Niasa) president Dr Rob Adam said on...
 
 
20 Feb 2013
 
SA needs balance between energy affordability, access – Frei
ENERGY
Renewable energy and electricity storage were two critical uncertainties in South Africa’s energy sector, the World Energy Council’s (WEC’s) World Energy Trilemma Study has shown. Speaking...
 
 
Financing Africa’s large-scale power requirements challenging
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Financing large capital-investment requirements would be the biggest challenge facing Africa's power sector going forward, especially the need to increase private sector funding and cashflow by...
 
 
19 Feb 2013
 
Nuclear, shale gas should be part of SA’s future power mix – Peters
ENERGY
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters has reiterated her support for the development of new nuclear capacity in South Africa, which she says is necessary to meet the country’s commitment to lowering its...
 
 
18 Feb 2013
 
Renewable-energy seminars to highlight potential risks
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Independent renewable-energy consultants 3E would, next month, host construction-monitoring seminars to highlight the potential risks involved in the development of large wind and solar power...
 
 
08 Feb 2013
 
New industry group bullish on SA’s biogas growth prospects
RENEWABLE ENERGY
The rebates currently on offer from Eskom, together with incentives being extended by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) are creating the conditions for a possible biogas “golden age”...
 
 
01 Feb 2013
 
Call made to fully integrate ecological investment into National Development Plan
INFRASTRUCTURE
Studies show that strategic investment into a country's ecological infrastructure can enhance and extend the life of existing built infrastructure and reduce the need for additional human-made...
 
 
17 Jan 2013
 
Owner’s engineer appointed for 67 MW Cape wind project
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Renewable-energy project developer Umoya Energy has appointed Mott MacDonald as the owner’s engineer for its 67 MW Hopefield wind farm project, to be built in the Western Cape. The project is...
 
 
09 Jan 2013
 
SA and world urged to accelerate carbon-capture efforts
CARBON CAPTURE
South Africa, which relies primarily on coal to produce most of its electricity, is set to raise the profile of its carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives in 2013, amid a call from the...
 
 
13 Nov 2012
 
Free Market Foundation calls for electricity reform
ELECTRICITY
There is “dire need” for an electricity sector reform in South Africa, where the current power deficit stood at over 5 000 MW, Free Market Foundation director Eustace Davie said on Tuesday....
 
 
Consortium to begin work soon on SA wind and solar projects
RENEWABLE ENERGY
The developers of the 138 MW Jeffreys Bay wind farm, in the Eastern Cape, as well as a 50 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in De Aar and the 50 MW solar PV farm in Droogfontein, both in the...
 
 
06 Nov 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast – November 6, 2012.
PODCAST
Speculation is intensifying over the direction of government’s control in the struggling telecommunications group Telkom. This follows its moves to replace the vacant director positions and its...
 
 
05 Nov 2012
 
Strong support for SA’s renewables model as first deals are concluded
Renewable Energy
There was an overwhelmingly positive reaction from developers, investors, financiers and suppliers on Monday, November 5, to the eventual signing of the agreements needed to facilitate the entry of...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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