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.
Southland effluent pond to turn methane into electricity in Southland first
The No 8 wire mentality is alive and well in Southland, with a system that will generate electricity from cow manure set to be up and running about a month from now.
Venture Southland business and strategic projects group manager Steve Canny said a methane recovery project at an effluent pond on a 950-cow dairy farm between Isla Bank and Thornbury was a way to help limit greenhouse gas emissions while also helping farmers economically.
Eskom has interim coal suppliers for Arnot plant
JOHANNESBURG – Power utility Eskom said on Friday it had seven interim suppliers to provide it with coal while it searches for new sources for its 2,100 megawatt Arnot plant after it allowed its 40-year contract with Exxaro Resources to lapse.
Renewable energy bid selection criteria in SA flawed
The current bid selection criteria of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPP) programme’s narrow evaluation and spatial blindness favours projects that are not necessarily the least-cost option for renewable energy at the point of consumption. This not only impacts energy costs for Eskom, and therefore for consumers, but also creates transmission congestion and delayed connections to an already constrained grid, incurring further costs.
Renewable energy (RE) generation forms part of the national integrated resource plan for electricity, IRP 2010-2030, a plan adopted by the DoE in 2011 that establishes an energy generation mix and profile for South Africa up to 2030. The REIPPP programme is the implementation vehicle for RE in terms of this plan.
Eskom on track for a summer without load shedding
South Africa has been spared load shedding for over 67 days, but Eskom still sends updates, warning people that the “system is constrained but stable today, with no load shedding being anticipated”.
Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe had a brief holiday in October, a clear sign that the hot seat is no longer burning.
The Humble Ways Princeton University’s Microgrid is Green
Princeton University’s microgrid is green–but not in ways that are obvious.
Yes, the university has solar–a field of 16,000 solar panels that produce 4.5 MW or 6 percent of the university’s power, says Ted Borer, energy plant manager. Click on the player above to learn more about the humble ways the microgrid is green.
SA boosts power output after maintenance
JOHANNESBURG- South Africa added 1 286 megawatts (MW) to its national grid on Thursday when two generating units were brought back online following an extensive “overhaul”, power utility Eskom said.
Eskom said electricity supplies would continue to be tight as it carried out other plant maintenance.
