First private coal power station bidders announced
Cape Town – Private bidders Thabametsi and Khanyisa won the first bid window to build South Africa’s first independent coal-fired power stations, Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Monday at a media briefing in Cape Town.
Eskom may take charge of SA’s nuclear power build
Cape Town – Government will not be issuing a call for proposals for its nuclear power expansion programme to allow for more time for consultations, which could mean shifting responsibility for the project from the department of energy to Eskom, Presidency Minister Jeff Radebe confirmed on Thursday.
Harnessing the power of storms: New wind turbine could capture energy from TYPHOONS, producing enough electricity to last Japan for 50 years
The powerful typhoons which batter the Japanese coastline each year can be a devastating force of nature, leaving a trail of destruction.
Gas-to-power deals to total R50 billion
The value of the two gas-to-power projects to be procured by the Department of Energy at Coega in the Eastern Cape and Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal could total R25 billion each, Karén Breytenbach, head of the department’s independent power project (IPP) unit told journalists during the Gas Options conference in Cape Town on Tuesday.
‘Off-grid more viable as Eskom rates set to soar’
Cape Town – Electricity prices could soar higher than the rate of inflation over the next few years, warn alternative energy proponents.
Wireless power systems could one day beam electricity from space
Forget smartphone charging. When it comes to next-generation wireless power, engineers in Japan are working on a system that can send large amounts of electrical power over considerable distances.
South Africa: Rosatom Still ‘Upbeat’ About Nuclear Bid
Despite government’s decision to delay the release of the Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the nuclear build programme, Russian state energy corporation Rosatom is still “upbeat” about submitting its bid.
Eskom calls for less haste until IRP in place
Johannesburg – Eskom has warned against increasing the contribution of renewable energy independent power producers (IPPs) to the national grid without a revised integrated resource plan (IRP).
Electric Power Industry Prepares for Hurricane Matthew’s Impact on Customers in Southeast U.S.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As Hurricane Matthew begins to impact Florida, electric companies in the storm’s path are prepared to respond to customer power outages once conditions are safe to do so.
