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DRIVEN DISCUSSION
The growing adoption of electric vehicles is one trend expected to dominate discussion at Power & Electricity World Africa 2020
Privatisation slowly becoming reality
20th March 2020 By: Tracy Hancock

The type of participants attending this year’s Power & Electricity World Africa & The Solar Show are proof that Africa seeks to become less reliant on governments for its electricity supply, says... 


 Bushveld Minerals CEO Fortune Mojapelo
Bushveld sees battery storage potential beyond EVs
17th February 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

While the energy transition is gaining a lot of traction, integrated primary vanadium producer Bushveld Minerals CEO Fortune Mojapelo laments that the battery storage narrative is “still dominated... 


Batteries, EVs to play ‘critical role’ in low-carbon future
19th December 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

The switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy alternatives and the electrification of energy is one of the key elements of delivering carbon neutral economies, and batteries are set to play a... 


CEO Stefano Marani
Renergen’s Free State project shows ‘game changing’ potential for domestic power
17th December 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

Drilling at emerging natural gas and helium producer Renergen’s Virginia project, in the Free State, has progressed through the Karoo Supergroup and successfully intersected gas-charged sandstones... 


USEFUL BEAUTY
The Katse dam not only supplies water to the South Africa but also hydro electricity and tourism to the Kingdom of Lesotho
Maintenance work on tunnel completed
13th December 2019

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has indicated that the inspection and maintenance work on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel – which was closed on October 1 and was... 


DAM BIG PROJECT
The site of the 2.3-billion-cubic-metre Polihali dam
Water project underway and making progress
13th December 2019

Last month, the official ground-breaking function for Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) took place and was attended by Kingdom of Lesotho Minister of Water Samonyane Ntsekele... 


BREAKING GROUND
(Left to right) Renergen CEO Stefano Marani, DMRE technical support chief director Xolile Mbonambi, Renergen CFO Fulu Ravele and Renergen COO Nick Mitchell at the groundbreaking event at the Virginia gas project
Project aims to create Africa’s helium hub
13th December 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

Emerging natural gas producer Renergen marked the start of the pipeline construction at its flagship Virginia gas project, in the Free State, with a sod-turning ceremony, last month. Liquefied... 


Renergen approved for secondary listing on A2X
20th November 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

Emerging helium and domestic natural gas producer Renergen has been approved for a secondary listing on the A2X market, in South Africa. Renergen’s listing on the A2X will be effective November 27. 


South Africa remains highly dependent on Sasol’s Pande and Temane production areas
Call for greater urgency as South Africa approaches gas ‘supply cliff’
4th November 2019 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa is being urged to accelerate its response to a looming natural gas “supply cliff”, which could arise in the coming four to five years unless alternative sources of supply are found to... 


Bushveld CEO Fortune Mojapelo
Bushveld announces strategy to work with vanadium battery manufacturers
4th November 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Bushveld Minerals intends to establish a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) investment platform to lead investments for original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with upside potential.... 


Tanzania plans to extend its gas pipeline network
16th September 2019 By: Reuters

Tanzania said on Monday it planned to construct a 30-km pipeline to extend the country's natural gas supply network from the capital Dar es Salaam to the nearby town of Bagamoyo to provide cheaper... 


CONTROL FREAK
The series of controllers ensure optimal performance and safety in locations rated as hazardous
New vaporising regulator increases accuracy and reliability
6th September 2019

Automation and control solutions provider Emerson Electric has introduced the first vaporising pressure reducing regulator for gas chromatograph analysers. The new TESCOM44-6800 Series Vaporising... 


DOMINO EFFECT

Once the plant is built and producing commercially, it will inspire confidence for other project developers to bring similar projects on line
Virginia project to stimulate local gas economy
30th August 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

Alternative fuels investment firm Renergen’s Tetra4 Virginia natural gas project, in the Free State, will produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2021, with a Phase 2 expansion being planned. Tetra4... 


SBIDZ acting CEO Kaashifah Beukes
Saldanha Bay ‘Freeport’ lines up 58 prospective investors
21st August 2019 By: Terence Creamer

The Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (SBIDZ) is working with 58 prospective tenants for the special economic zone (SEZ), which is the first SEZ to be located within a domestic port and the... 


Uganda will be able to get oil-pipeline funding, Stanbic says
6th August 2019 By: Bloomberg

Uganda will be able to get the cash it needs to build a planned $3.5-billion oil-export pipeline, with financiers ready to commit funds as soon as a final investment decision is made, according to... 


Metair expects up to 23% rise in interim earnings
24th July 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

JSE-listed Metair expects to report an increase of 18% to 23% in headline earnings per share (HEPS) and earnings per share (EPS) for the interim period ended June 30. HEPS and EPS are likely to be... 


The 20 ha Port of Ngqura Tank Farm site has been cleared of vegetation in preparation for bulk earthworks. Platform preparation has started in the centre of the site. TNPA has already completed the main access road from the N2.
Port of Ngqura liquid bulk tank farm commissioning on track
13th June 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) and Oil Tanking Grindrod Calulo Holdings say they are on track with developments at the Port of Ngqura, in Nelson Mandela Bay, with the commissioning of the... 


Company advances health and safety in petrochemicals industry
31st May 2019

Cold-cutting techniques developed by demolition contractor Jet Demolition have introduced a new benchmark for health and safety in the petrochemicals industry - a highly volatile and hazardous work... 


East African company Société Pétrolière expands LPG business
14th May 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

East African Société Pétrolière (SP) has, through the installation of eight liquified petroleum gas (LPG) storage and cylinder filling plants, doubled Rwanda’s LPG storage and filling capacity.... 


SAFETY FIRST 
The EHT cabling generates heat over the surface of the container, which in turn heats up the product inside the container
Electrical heat tracing viable safety precaution
12th April 2019

With the maintenance at particular temperatures during transportation of various products – such as containers and tanks carrying oil and bitumen acids – having become a critical part of realising... 


SOLAR POWER Distributed energy resources are forcing utilities to find ways to distribute electricity in a sustainable and efficient manner or risk losing customers
IPPs and distributed energy solutions drive innovation
5th April 2019

While the obligation to deliver safe, reliable power to customers through aging assets is paramount, utilities face a rapidly evolving market as independent power producers (IPPs) and distributed... 


ROBBEN ISLAND BATTERY ROOM  SOLA stores excess solar power in lithium-ion batteries and deploys it as the sun sets, resulting in an overall reduction of the diesel used to operate generators
Demand for utility-scale battery solutions increasing
5th April 2019 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Advancements in energy storage technology are starting to reflect in the rise of utility-scale battery solutions, which could revolutionise the ability of intermittent renewables to have higher... 


SEYDOU KANE Energy storage solutions provide not only flexibility but also cost savings, should they be integrated into a company’s power grid
Energy storage a viable solution to load-shedding
5th April 2019 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Amid State-owned power utility Eskom’s announcement of there being a high risk of rotational load-shedding, which will be implemented only if absolutely necessary, power management company Eaton... 


Interest in hydrogen storage increasing
5th April 2019 By: Thabi Shomolekae

Interest in hydrogen energy storage continues to grow, owing to the very large storage capacity that liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology offers, compared with other technologies.... 


Energy Minister Jeff Radebe
Radebe refutes allegations on South Sudan refinery
28th March 2019 By: African News Agency

Energy Minister Jeff Radebe said on Thursday his plans for potential South African involvement in an oil venture in South Sudan were above board and aimed at securing access to cheaper crude oil... 


Transnet in talks with Kenya for deal to operate Lamu port
25th March 2019 By: Bloomberg

Kenya is in talks with Transnet of South Africa to operate a seaport that the East African nation is developing to partly use for planned exports of oil. The state-owned South African logistics... 


Novo Energy launches R130m gas compression facility in eMalahleni
Novo Energy launches R130m gas compression facility in eMalahleni
8th March 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Energy solutions company Novo Energy on Friday launched a R130-million large-scale natural gas compression facility at the Highveld industrial park, in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga. The facility provides... 


CHEVRON OIL REFINERY A refinery with a capacity to process about 110 000 bbl/d of light crude
Companies sign share purchase agreement worth $350-million
8th March 2019

Energy producer Chevron, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, has announced that it has signed a share purchase agreement with petroleum products marketer and refiner Petrobras America... 


Construction gets under way at new Ngqura liquid bulk terminal
22nd February 2019 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Oiltanking Grindrod Calulo (OTGC) and the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) on Thursday turned the first sod at the site of the Port of Ngqura’s future liquid bulk tank farm and main access... 


AFRICA’S ENERGY FUTURE The Africa Energy Indaba will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, from February 19 and 20 this year
Event set to dissect the future of African energy
15th February 2019 By: Paige Müller

The eleventh edition of the Africa Energy Indaba – which will take place at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, from February 19 to 20 this year – will focus on the future prospects and... 


ADEQUATE GENERATION 
The Africa Energy Indaba Conference will discuss, debate and seek solutions to enable adequate energy generation across the continent.
What to expect from 2019 Africa Energy Indaba
15th February 2019

The Africa Energy Indaba Conference is the definitive energy conference for Africa providing an annual programme that shapes energy policy for the African continent. Key issues that impact the... 


Energy megaprojects on South Africa's radar as utility falters
5th February 2019 By: Bloomberg

South Africa is looking to spend-billions of rand to secure energy from megaprojects on the continent at a time when state power utility Eskom is broke and struggling to supply enough electricity.... 


GAS, NATURALLY
Natural gas had been selected as a fuel of choice for global bus companies
Buses using natural gas to curb fuel costs
1st February 2019 By: Halima Frost

Since the initial introduction of natural gas vehicles (NGV) in South Africa, natural gas supplier CNG Holdings has successfully converted about 180 dual-fuel compressed natural gas- (CNG-) run... 


SAPPMA 

From an environmental point of view, we can do a lot more for the same amount of money and materials
Sappma pleased with results after increasing audit frequency
18th January 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

Last year, more factory audits of plastic pipe producers and manufacturers who are members of the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (Sappma) showed promising results leaving... 


HYSON CELLS 
 
The upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor process is below ground, which allows for natural insulation of the cone structures
Odourless treatment process produces energy, creates jobs
14th December 2018 By: Cameron Mackay

A new labour-based upgrade for wastewater management plants and acid mine drainage plants below ground – the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASB) process – can be used to produce potable... 


EVs to become main driver of battery storage deployment over next decade, says Fitch Solutions
5th December 2018 By: Simone Liedtke

The electric vehicle (EV) market is set to become the main driver of surging battery storage deployment over the next decade, following increasing ambitions by developed and emerging markets to... 


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