RE100 firms half way to 100 per cent green electricity goals
Companies which have pledged to transition to 100 per cent renewable electricity are on average halfway to their target, with ICT businesses leading the pack.
Student shines a light on Malawi electricity shortage in Abu Dhabi
Solar power is the way ahead for rural Africa where electricity is a rarity and candles and kerosene cost up to half of families’ incomes. The natural resources are there, but the know-how is not. Help is needed to train technicians.
Eskom moves ahead with dual-fuel conversion of OCGT plants despite gas uncertainty
State power utility Eskom is poised to move ahead with the conversion of its open cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) to dual fuel facilities, with contracts having being placed with two international technology providers.
Africa’s Largest Electricity Producer Aims to Create An Uber-Like Electricity App
Whilst public hearings that could see electricity tariffs raised by 17 per cent are taking place, the African continent’s largest electricity producer, Eskom, hosted members of the at its Research, Testing and Development Centre in Johannesburg.
Eskom: Drought hasn’t had an impact on SA’s Electricity supply
JOHANNESBURG – Eskom says the drought has not had an impact on electricity supply in the country despite the utility not making use of one of its hydro-electric power stations.
S.Africa to announce first coal-fired IPP
In South Africa, several companies are waiting approval from the Department of Energy to develop the country’s first privately-owned coal-fired power stations, a report by the Sunday Times suggested.
Electricity supply stabilises somewhat in Zimbabwe and Zambia
HARARE — Eskom’s provision of excess electricity to Zimbabwe and Zambia and slowly replenishing water levels in the Kariba dam have helped stabilise power supplies in SA’s neighbouring countries, allowing mining operations across the region to intensify production.
Capstone Turbine to Power Industrial CHP/CCHP Energy Efficiency Projects in Mexico
CHATSWORTH, Calif., Jan. 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.capstoneturbine.com) (Nasdaq:CPST), the world’s leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, announced today that it received an order for two C1000 microturbines for CHP/CCHP projects for two industrial facilities in Mexico.
Eskom is awarded prestigious SAP Centre of Expertise certification
South African power utility Eskom is the first organization on African soil to be awarded the prestigious Advanced Centre of Expertise (COE) certification from leading global enterprise software solution provider, SAP.
