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Eskom defers steam generator replacement at Koeberg Unit 2 to Aug 2023

Eskom has announced the deferral of a project to replace three steam generators at Koeberg Unit 2 to August 2023 following a review, conducted together with Framatome, which indicated that the replacements were unlikely to be completed within the six-month timeframe allocated for the project. COO Jan Oberholzer said that certain facilities, including the completion of the building that will house the radioactive steam generators being removed, were not deemed to be fully in place to ensure that the replacement could be completed within the expected quality and schedule parameters.
March 4, 2022 by

AEC shares ambitions for universal electricity access in Africa

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has hosted a prelude launch of its Team-Energy Africa initiative before the high-level launch event scheduled for May 17 to 19 in Rwanda.

The initiative, which AEC is embarking on in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Secretariat of Sustainable Energy for All, aims to mobilise private sector financing for accelerated clean energy deployments in Africa.

March 4, 2022 by

Reliability in power sector ensured

Industrial equipment supplier Becker’s Kito electric chain and manual hoists have been designed for dependable use in materials handling applications in diverse industries. These include mining, construction, shipbuilding, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals processing, manufacturing and general industry, as well as in chemicals and petrochemicals plants and the wind power sector.
March 4, 2022 by

SEW-Eurodrive’s Aeroton plant to boost air-cooled condenser supply, servicing

Expanded local production capacity from drive systems company SEW-Eurodrive’s new Aeroton facility includes the assembly of SEW M-Series air-cooled condenser (MACC) drives for delivery at a rate of three units a week, reducing current lead times from overseas original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) by about 36 weeks.

Built as part SEW-Eurodrive’s M-Series modular industrial gear units, the MACC is a purpose designed gearbox solution for driving the modern fan-based air-cooled condenser (ACC) systems used in steam-driven power generation plants.

March 3, 2022 by

Energy storage a key element of decarbonisation, the energy transition

The green energy transition is at the forefront of most business discussions and climate change mitigation strategies and energy storage will play a big role in not only adding value to renewable energy systems, but also in helping to advance decarbonisation and energy security.

“Energy storage will undoubtedly play a major role in the decarbonisation and green energy transition movements in the world as it strives to solve intermittency issues with renewable energy, such as solar and wind.

March 3, 2022 by

New Netcare hospital to feature green technologies

Healthcare provider Netcare’s new Alberton Hospital, which will open its doors in April, will feature several green technologies, including solar power, advanced energy, water and waste management systems, integral building design elements and sustainable materials. “Developing the large 427-bed hospital from scratch presented us with the ideal opportunity to lay a strong foundation for providing healthcare more sustainably, through reducing reliance on the national power grid and conserving and recycling water, among other environmentally-conscious design features,” Netcare hospital division MD Jacques du Plessis said on March 3.
March 3, 2022 by

Norfund, CDC commit R600m towards wind, solar energy projects in South Africa

Norwegian investment fund for developing countries Norfund has committed to invest R360-million in South African renewables investor and developer H1 Capital, while UK development finance institution (DFI) CDC Group will commit R240-million.

The transaction represents a joint vision by the two DFIs to mobilise climate finance to Africa and back clean infrastructure projects across the continent.

March 3, 2022 by