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.
Posts
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A group of the world’s richest nations that pledged $8.5-billion in climate finance to South Africa wants the money to be used to retire coal-fired power plants, according to a senior US official involved in the talks, damping suggestions some could be channelled to producing electric vehicles and green hydrogen. The funds pledged by the US, UK, France, Germany and the European Union and announced at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November, can also be utilized to construct renewable energy facilities, the official said, asking not to be identified as the talks are private.
The development of decentralised microgrids that run on renewables should be encouraged and enabled throughout Africa to allow for the adoption of electric vehicles (EV) in remote areas, which would contribute significantly towards resolving mobility challenges across the continent. The proposed solution was supported by several panellists during an African Energy Indaba webinar dealing with energy for transport in Africa on March 2.
Engineering and contracting group Murray & Roberts (M&R) reported a strong recovery in earnings for the interim period to December 31, as well as another increase in its order book, which rose to a record R61.1-billion. The JSE-listed group reported attributable earnings of R55-million and headline earnings a share of 29c, representing a marked improvement on the R167-million attributable loss and 8c a share headline loss reported in the corresponding period of 2021.
INDUSTRY NEWS
- Nersa extends deadline for comments on electricity market code and rulesMay 26, 2026 - 10:04 am
- Eskom and ferrochrome smelters make case for ‘win-win’ 62c/kWh tariff, amid transparency …May 25, 2026 - 8:04 pm
- Opinion: Unpacking Minister Ramokgopa’s electricity sector plan for the year aheadMay 25, 2026 - 1:04 pm
WHERE TO FIND US
Address
9 Yellow Street
Botshabelo Industrial Area
Botshabelo, Free State
Call / Email Us
Tel: +27 (0) 61 956 6772
Email: info@transfix.co.za
