AI set to drive future electricity demand – IEA

AI has the potential to considerably impact the energy sector in the coming decade, driving a surge in electricity demand from data centres around the world, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) ‘Energy and AI’ report posits. It projects that electricity demand from data centres worldwide is set to more than double by 2030 to an estimated 945 TWh.
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1 MW solar plant to power Darling Green Country Estate, Swartland municipality

Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS) has, in partnership with Darling Green Country Estate and TouchPoint Energy, commissioned a 1 MW solar plant in Darling, in the Swartland municipality. The plant, which came onstream in March, supplies clean, sustainable energy to the newly developed Darling Green Country Estate, and is powered by the recently established green energy provider, Darling Green Utility.
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South Africa urged to define the role of gas in its economy, future energy mix

South Africa should focus its efforts on defining the role of gas in its economy over the next ten years and then implement projects on that basis as a stepping stone that will provide greater clarity on the role of gas in the economy up to 2050, energy sector advocacy organisation, Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay says. “To project what our energy mix will look like in 2050 requires a crystal ball. As the Energy Council, we have said that we should focus on the next ten years. Once we get through this and, as part of the energy transition, we will be well positioned for 2050,” he said during the ‘Gas: Unpacking the gas projects, policies and infrastructure needed to avoid the supply crunch’ webinar hosted by Creamer Media on April 9.
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