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Multiple energy projects meet industry demands

Renewable-energy provider Africa Clean Energy Solutions (ACES) Renewables is developing multiple renewable-energy projects across South Africa. “We are developing a 10 MW biomass plant, in Mpumalanga, which will provide power for the surrounding mines in the area. We are also developing a 2.8 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar farm – with the possibility of increasing to 10 MW – in Kariega, Gqeberha, which will supply power to surrounding industrial clients,” says ACES Renewables technical project manager Tumelo Lekalakala.
December 10, 2021 by

As global steel industry mulls sustainable solutions, SA urged to ‘green’ iron-ore

Producing ‘green steel’ in South Africa might be a distant dream, but exporting ‘green iron-ore’ is achievable in the medium term, says Afriforesight materials engineer and project innovation manager Dr Brandon Davoren. Amid the global trend towards sustainability and in the wake of the twenty-sixth United Nations’ Climate Change Conference of the Parties, or COP26, mining companies and steel producers are considering the viability of ‘greening’ the steel industry and, as a result, the iron-ore sector.
December 10, 2021 by

South Africa urged to move quickly to capitalise on battery storage value chain opportunities

An ongoing study funded by the World Bank under the guiding leadership of mineral research organisation Mintek has found that there are considerable opportunities for South Africa in the battery storage value chain. The country, however, needs to move quickly to capitalise on these opportunities to ensure that valuable resources and financial benefits do not leave the region, it was revealed during the World Bank’s Battery Storage Value Chain Creation in Southern Africa Online stakeholder engagement workshop, held on December 9.
December 9, 2021 by

Steinmüller Africa to upgrade high-pressure heaters at Tutuka, Duvha power stations

High-temperature and pressure static equipment solutions provider Steinmüller Africa has received two orders to upgrade State-owned utility Eskom’s Tutuka and Duhva power stations, in Mpumalanga, with a total of 14 new high-pressure heaters. As specified by Eskom’s requirements, these header-type heaters will range from 12 m to 14 m long and will be 2 m in diameter.
December 9, 2021 by

Central Termica de Temane power project in Mozambique reaches financial close

Independent power company Globeleq, energy and chemicals multinational Sasol and Mozambique State-owned power utility Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) have announced financial close of the Central Termica de Temane (CTT) power project. Located at Temane, in the Inhambane province, CTT comprises 450 MW gas-fired power plant, which will supply power to EDM under a 25-year tolling agreement.
December 9, 2021 by

Nersa sets timetable for adjudication of Eskom’s 20.5% tariff application

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has finally initiated public consultations on Eskom’s 2022/23 revenue application, following a long delay that culminated in a December 3 court order instructing the regulator to make a tariff determination by no later than February 25. The paper has been released together with Eskom’s fifth multiyear price determination (MYPD5) revenue application, which covers a three-year period, but the adjudication will be confined to the coming financial year, in line with the High Court judgment.
December 8, 2021 by

Up to 72 000 energy transition jobs could be created in Mpumalanga by 2030, study shows

South Africa’s Mpumalanga province can compensate for a large share of the job losses that will arise in its declining coal sector and lay the foundations for the creation of a new clean-energy hub for the country by scaling up investments in renewable energy and accelerating coal decommissioning, a new study shows. Published by the International Energy Transition and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, of Potsdam in Germany, the study assesses the co-benefits of a transition from coal to renewable energy.
December 8, 2021 by

Coal-fired power project commissioned in Senegal

The Sendou coal-fired power project has started delivering commercial power to the national grid of Senegal after its successful recommissioning, investment company Barak Fund Management confirms.

The project is a partnership between Barak, the Senegalese government and State-owned power company Senelec.

December 8, 2021 by