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Electrical specialist says load curtailment in Ekurhuleni should be respected, or more outages may ensue
Published: 25 Apr 24
With the City of Ekurhuleni having entered into a load curtailment agreement with national power utility Eskom, this mandatory energy reduction has been met with some protest by businesses, but electrical control equipment provider CBI-electric:low voltage engineering executive Dr Andrew Dickson says the alternative is worse. Eskom took over control of loadshedding in Ekurhuleni in March, after the city reportedly failed to execute power outages when required. The metro had since negotiated a load curtailment agreement with Eskom, which requires that businesses reduce their electricity consumption by 30%.
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Electrical specialist says load curtailment in Ekurhuleni should be respected, or more outages may ensue
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Tribunal approves Vitol’s buyout of Engen
Published: 25 Apr 24
The Competition Tribunal has approved the proposed acquisition of petrol station brand Engen by independent energy marketing and trading company Vitol Emerald, subject to a set of competition and public interest conditions. The tribunal’s order follows a hearing last month during which it heard submissions from the Competition Commission, the merging parties, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic), Sasol South Africa, Astron Energy South Africa, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, and the Chemical, Energy, Paper Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union. Following the hearing, the tribunal requested additional submissions from the commission, the merging parties, Sasol and Astron Energy. MERGING PARTIES Vitol supplies and distributes crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas globally.
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Tribunal approves Vitol’s buyout of Engen
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Solar rental firm begins testing roll-out model for underserved communities
Published: 25 Apr 24
Local solar-as-a-subscription service provider Wetility is deploying a rooftop solar solution in a lower-income community as part of a proof-of-concept study to firm up the feasibility of extending the offering to other underserved areas. COO Franta Pour tells Engineering News that the company’s current focus is on the provision of bundled solar-battery rental solutions to more affluent households and small and medium-sized businesses, where attention is shifting progressively from security of supply to electricity bill savings.
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‘No operational issues’ as Golden Arrow tests electric Explorer bus
Published: 25 Apr 24
Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) says it will probably make a final decision in the third or fourth quarter of this year on whether it will acquire any Lion’s Explorer E electric buses from MAN Truck & Bus South Africa (MAN SA). MAN SA in September provided GABS with its first Lion’s Explorer E electric bus for test purposes.
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Africa has to get involved in carbon markets
Published: 25 Apr 24
The oil and gas industry is evolving, and has to, highlighted commodities trading and risk management company Ion Commodities VP product strategy Lance Fogtman, in a panel discussion at the 2024 African Refiners and Distributors Association conference, in Cape Town. He reviewed a particular aspect of the global markets for the energy transition – the carbon market. Or, rather, the carbon markets, as there were currently multiple such markets in the world. There was no single global carbon market, and he doubted that there would ever be one. But the important thing about all the current carbon markets was that they put a price on carbon.
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Paratus Botswana completes Botswana Kalahari fibre route
Published: 25 Apr 24
Telecommunications and network services provider Paratus Botswana has completed the last leg of the new 840 km Botswana Kalahari Fibre (BKF) route between the Namibian border and Lobatse. The new BWP70-million route, which was activated at the end of March, is the largest significant investment in its own infrastructure by Paratus Botswana to date and completes the last portion of the Paratus-built Trans Kalahari Fibre route running from Johannesburg to Swakopmund in Namibia.
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Some uncertainties remain around incoming visa regime changes
Published: 25 Apr 24
Government is changing the way the South African visa system works and immigration law experts have lauded this positive step to enable more foreign skilled labour into the country, but they stress that some clarifications are still needed. In a webinar on immigration in South Africa on April 25, law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) told stakeholders that the historical visa system had been cumbersome for many businesses – South African and international – looking to appoint skilled foreigners into their organisations.
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Energy transition will take place in different ways at different rates in different regions
Published: 25 Apr 24
The energy transition – from high carbon-emitting energy sources to low and zero carbon-emitting energy sources – will vary across different regions and countries, pointed out TotalEnergies VP supply logistics Africa Sebastien Bariller. He was participating in a panel discussion at the 2024 African Refiners and Distributors Association conference, in Cape Town. The speed of the transition will also vary from region to region. There were three challenges involved in the energy transition, he cited. These were – ensuring that the world’s growing population had access to affordable energy; ensuring energy security; and ensuring safe and cleaner energy.
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Creativity, innovation keep South Africa’s mining tech manufacturing industry competitive
 Published: 25 Apr 24
An admirable degree of creativity exists within the South African mining technology and equipment manufacturing sector, giving manufacturers the necessary flexibility to weather the significant challenges over the past few years, Mining Equipment Manufacturers of South Africa CEO Lehlohonolo Molloyi has said. He was speaking as part of a panel in a webinar hosted by Creamer Media and sponsored by ABB, AECI Mining, Astron Energy and Epiroc, on April 24.
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Tumble in storage battery costs to boost shift to renewables, says IEA
Published: 25 Apr 24
An expected sharp fall in battery costs for energy storage in coming years will accelerate the shift to renewable energy from fossil fuels, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. While renewable energy by itself is already much cheaper than coal and gas-fired plants, weather can interrupt solar and wind power and must be paired with energy storage systems to provide reliable sources of energy.
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Electrical specialist says load curtailment in Ekurhuleni should be respected, or more outages may ensue
Published: 25 Apr 24
With the City of Ekurhuleni having entered into a load curtailment agreement with national power utility Eskom, this mandatory energy reduction has...
