South Africa is ready to embrace modern electricity generating technologies to improve security of supply and increase access to electricity to all its citizens. In his keynote address at the opening of the 2019 Africa Utility Week and Powergen Africa 2019 in Cape Town, Jeff Radebe, the minister of energy, said the conference offered a […]
Speaking to representatives from the governments of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden at a breakfast prior to the opening of the 2019 African Utility Week conference and exhibition in Cape Town, Jeff Radebe, the minister of energy, said that South Africa has a distinguished relationship with the Nordic countries which supported the country during its […]
The energy transition is with us, but is it just? Will replacing coal-fired power stations with electricity-generating units powered by solar and wind power result in massive job-losses? The idea of electricity from renewable energy seems to fill mine workers and their unions with dread. But is this fear well-founded? Or is it possible to transition […]
Established in 1957 as the first manufacturer of measuring instruments in the region, Metrel offers a wide range of testing and measuring solutions for a wide spectrum of applications. The company develops and manufactures products at a single location, from design to final assembly, quality control and calibration. The MI 3144 Euro Z 800 V […]
South Africa’s electricity crisis is worse than most people believe. Eskom, the state-owned power utility which supplies the country with 95% of the electricity consumed is effectively insolvent and has no way of getting out of its predicament without a massive financial bailout from the government. Those who believe it can save itself are either […]
Hydro-generation is one of the oldest technologies for harnessing electricity from water. Small and micro hydro systems preceded the large hydropower systems and are coming back into favour for off-grid as well as grid connected sites. Technical developments have increased the reliability of micro-hydro systems and reduced the cost making these systems a promising source […]
Kohler-SDMO and its local partner, Select, recently won the tender, issued by the two shareholders of the new port of Doraleh in Dijbouti, for six 2 MVA generating sets. The generating sets are housed in CPU40 containers. They are coupled together in series and will supply power to the port and its cranes in the […]
Eskom’s chief operating officer, Jan Oberholzer, has been appointed onto the board of directors of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). A seat on this board gives Eskom direct access to some of the most cutting edge energy research available, and offers the company a position to influence EPRI’s strategic direction and work programme. Phakamani […]
Aegis 36 is Lucy Electric’s latest product, originating from the very successful Aegis product family. It is specially designed for secondary distribution networks, wind farms and photovoltaic power stations with ratings up to 36 kV. This range is available for indoor and outdoor environments, suiting various application needs. Aegis 36 offers high levels of reliability […]
Microgrids are stand-alone power generating, distribution, and storage systems which can be operated independently or connected to the primary utility grid. By locally optimising various generation sources, such as solar PV, gensets, the grid and energy storage, a microgrid can create a range of financial and environmental value streams for an organisation. This article describes […]
