By Andries Rossouw, PwC Africa EU&R leader and PwC, partner/director With the South(ern) African energy supply in crisis and the mining industry a proven solutions-driven force for change – it makes sense that public and [...]
South Africa’s energy and policy researchers are pondering how the country can transition to a sustainable smart energy system with waste-to-energy (WtE) as a resource, writes the CEO of the South African National Energy Development [...]
By Alexandra Felekis, counsel in Allen & Overy’s Projects team South Africa has taken an important first step towards liberalising its energy market. The government noted its intentions when the minister of Mineral Resources and [...]
By Vladimir Milovanovic, vice president, Power Systems, Energy Management Business, Schneider Electric The ripple effect of South Africa’s loadshedding is well publicised, impacting the entire user lifecycle, from large conglomerates to our own homes. Sadly, [...]
By David Pearce, principal mining engineer, SRK Consulting Decarbonisation on mines featured high on the agenda of a recent SRK Consulting global partners meeting in Johannesburg, with a special workshop being dedicated to this topic. [...]
Image credit: Karsten Wurth | Unsplash Edited by Sharyn Macnamara Solar and wind power are both sources of ‘green energy’, however, this does not mean that these forms of energy generation have no [...]
Image supplied by Africa Energy Indaba The Africa Energy Indaba 2023 promises to host synergistic discussions, unleashing insights and catalysing business opportunities that will pave the way for a more secure energy landscape [...]
Photos supplied by SRK Consulting In the journey towards decarbonisation, the South African mining sector is taking its first steps toward renewable self-generation; what will need to follow is a more systematic and integrated approach [...]
Image credit: American Public Power Association | Unsplash The increase in the establishment of micro- and mini-grids at mining operations has been driven by the need to be independent from the national grid [...]
Compiled by Sharyn Macnamara The IEA (International Energy Agency) points out that the energy sector remains one of the least gender diverse sectors globally.1 On a Local level, Hitachi Energy is championing a ‘Diversity 360’ [...]
