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The Kendal power station
Ramokgopa hints that new IRP includes 10-year delay to coal shutdowns
21st February 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has given the strongest indication yet that the next edition of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) will include a 10-year delay to the... 


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WEG
21st February 2025

Founded in 1961, WEG has grown into a global solutions provider of industrial electrical technologies. WEG is one of the largest electric motor manufacturers in the world producing more than... 


Cartrack launches wireless tag that can operate in low, no cellular reception areas
Cartrack launches wireless tag that can operate in low, no cellular reception areas
20th February 2025 By: Irma Venter

Cartrack has launched a wireless tag for the tracking of physical assets used in commercial operations. The company, a Karooooo subsidiary, says the Cartrack-Tag provides enhanced visibility in... 


Vesconite Bearings CEO Dr Jean-Patrick Leger
Vesconite Bearings aims to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions
20th February 2025

South African bearings manufacturer Vesconite Bearings believes that low-friction bearing materials can be valuable in improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions across the globe.... 


Transmission lines
Carbon tax electricity price neutrality extended to end 2030
20th February 2025 By: Terence Creamer

As anticipated, the 2025 Budget offered fresh guidance on South Africa’s approach to carbon taxes, including confirmation of government’s decision to extend the commitment to electricity price... 


The NOA Group's 10.1 MW Eland Solar PV plant, in Welkom
NOA Group gearing up to supply wheeled electricity after securing trading licence
17th February 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The trading arm of private energy company NOA is gearing up to supply wheeled renewable electricity to multiple customers in South Africa following the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s... 


Vale in advanced talks to sell Brazil renewable assets to GIP, sources say
14th February 2025 By: Reuters

Brazilian mining giant Vale is in advanced talks to sell a majority stake in a renewable energy unit and a solar plant to US-based investment firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), two people... 


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El Limón Complex, Nicaragua
14th February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A gold mine about 100 km north-west of the Nicaraguan capital city of Managua. 


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Reko Diq copper/gold project, Pakistan – update
14th February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The environmental- and social-impact assessment is expected to be approved in the first quarter of this year. 


ESTABLISHED CONNECTION
The Kalumbila-Kolwezi interconnector project will establish a 330 kV transmission line with an initial thermal capacity of 700 MW
New interconnector to bolster power supply
14th February 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

A new initiative to alleviate the chronic power shortages hampering mining operations in southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is making steady progress, says private power trader Enterprise... 


The Cape Town Container Terminal
New partnership at Cape Town Container Terminal to drive increased exports
12th February 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Stakeholders in the export-orientated fruit value chain, including the Western Cape government and Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), have announced a new collaboration aimed at enhancing operations at... 


EY tax partner Duane Newman
Nersa’s carbon tax decision may signal extension of prevailing approach to electricity price neutrality
7th February 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) recent decision to disallow Eskom from raising revenue through the tariff for carbon taxes may indicate that the National Treasury has... 


Akkuyu on-shore pumping station
Akkuyu nuclear power plant project, Türkiye – update
7th February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The startup and adjustment phases have started on the main equipment of the on-shore pumpstation of Akkuyu's Unit 1. 


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Sabodala-Massawa mine solar photovoltaic plant, Senegal – update
7th February 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Construction of the power plant has been completed. 


MTN’s network investments enhance connectivity amid power challenges
5th February 2025 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications group MTN South Africa’s extensive investment in its network resilience programme and the strategic deployment of power solutions have improved connectivity, particularly across... 


WEG Africa sales and marketing director Rodrigo Cetenareski speaks to Mining Weekly at Investing in African Mining Indaba 2025.
Motor manufacturer offers diverse range of products across the African continent
4th February 2025

Global solutions provider of industrial electrical technologies WEG was founded in 1961 and has grown into one of the largest electric motor manufacturers in the world, producing more than... 


Himoinsa Southern Africa MD Martin Foster talks to Mining Weekly at the Investing in African Mining Indaba
Himoinsa Southern Africa has the flexibility to deliver bespoke solutions
4th February 2025

Part of the Yanmar Group, Himoinsa is a global corporation that designs, manufactures and distributes power generation equipment worldwide. Himoinsa Southern Africa, one of 14 Himoinsa subsidiaries... 


MANOLI YANNAGHAS
Continuous monitoring prevents regressions, ensuring sustainable operational practices
Energy monitoring, management key to operational efficiency
31st January 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

As mining companies across Africa face growing challenges in energy management and sustainability, UK-based power management and analytics firm VoltVision is aiming to transform how energy is... 


The above image depicts the inner mechanisim of a Minetuff submersible pump
Manufacturer launches new electric submersible solutions
31st January 2025

Representing its first electric submersible pump product, pumping systems manufacturer Franklin Electric, through its Pioneer Pump brand, launched its Minetuff series range of pumps at the Water... 


Powerlines
Nersa approves 12.74% tariff hike for April 1, as Eskom reports R16bn interim profit
30th January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Energy Regulator, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) highest decision-making body, has granted Eskom a 12.74% tariff increase for implementation on April 1. The... 


Discovery Green head Andre Nepgen
Discovery Green concludes five wheeling deals across the resources, property and hospitality sectors
28th January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South African electricity trader Discovery Green has confirmed that it has signed supply agreements for wheeled electricity with five companies in the mining, property and hospitality sectors,... 


The Kariba dam
Dry Zimbabwe hit by blackouts, but renewables still underfunded
28th January 2025 By: Reuters

Loveness Madangawa prepares lunch over an open fire in Mutare in eastern Zimbabwe - she has an electric stove, but power cuts caused partly by drought hitting the main hydropower station means she... 


Decentral Energy to build hybrid energy systems for three retirement residences
27th January 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Renewable energy and battery company Decentral Energy has entered into a partnership with KwaZulu-Natal Midlands-based retirement accommodation and care company Mowana Communities, which will... 


Power lines in a field
Opinion: The Electricity Regulation Amendment Act and South Africa's new era of electricity market transformation
27th January 2025

In this article, Webber Wentzel partner Jason van der Poel and associates Emma Bleeker and Kiera Bracher write that the coming into effect of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act is to be... 


Impala Refineries in Springs on Gauteng's East Rand
Implats signs deal with Discovery Green for supply of wheeled electricity to Springs refinery
27th January 2025 By: Terence Creamer

JSE-listed Impala Platinum (Implats) has signed a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Discovery Green for the supply of wheeled renewable electricity to its refinery operations in... 


TRUSTED SUPPLY
YC Diesel SA places value on providing parts support to its customers
Company targets new markets through expansion
24th January 2025 By: Simone Liedtke

Diesel engine and generator supplier YC Diesel South Africa is set to broaden its footprint in the automotive and industrial sectors by not only introducing trucks and construction equipment to its... 


Conveyor belt on mining site
Zambian mines driving demand for German industrial braking solutions
24th January 2025

As mines gear up for increased output on the Copperbelt in response to greater global demand for the critical mineral, mining companies operating in Zambia are turning to the German industrial... 


An image of one of the M&C teams assigned to rewinding projects
Firm’s project pipeline benefits numerous stakeholders
24th January 2025 By: Trent Roebeck

Power generation repair and asset management company Marthinusen & Coutts (M&C) – a division of supplier of manufacturing, service, repairs, maintenance, projects and distribution of... 


Customising electrical rotating machine repairs and maintenance for diverse industries
Customising electrical rotating machine repairs and maintenance for diverse industries
24th January 2025

Delba Electrical’s tailored solutions for mining, manufacturing and energy Electrical rotating machines are cornerstones of industrial operations across a wide range of sectors, from mining to... 


Power plant comes online at Kodal’s Bougouni lithium project
20th January 2025 By: Darren Parker

The power generation plant at London-listed Kodal Minerals’ flagship Bougouni lithium project, in southern Mali, is now operational, paving the way for full commissioning of the Stage 1 dense media... 


Image of Atlas Copco’s TwinPower generators housed in a single container
Two-in-one generator solution
17th January 2025

A mobile power generation solution housing two generators side-by-side in a standard 20-foot container is designed to provide flexible prime and critical standby power. The QAC1100 TwinPower... 


Self-charging powerdrive with 90% cost cut, 10x power boost unveiled
Self-charging powerdrive with 90% cost cut, 10x power boost unveiled
16th January 2025

Every once in a while, there comes in world history defining moments that revolutionise technology and solve problems at unimaginable scale. Speaking of such moments, nothing in recent years in... 


Image of construction under way at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant
Akkuyu nuclear power plant project, Türkiye – update
10th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Turbine installation has been completed at Unit 1 of the nuclear power plant. 


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Koeberg nuclear power plant steam-generator replacement project, South Africa – update
10th January 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Eskom successfully synchronised Unit 2 of the Koeberg nuclear power plant with the national grid on December 31, 2024. 


Microgrids in buildings are crucial to pioneering the future of energy management
Microgrids in buildings are crucial to pioneering the future of energy management
13th December 2024

By: Anoop Hariparsad - Digital Energy Business Unit Leader for Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric Microgrids are emerging as a game-changing concept, particularly within commercial and... 


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George projects progressing well
13th December 2024

The George municipality, having received a Budget Facility for Infrastructure Funding (BFI) grant to the value of R1.1-billion from the National Treasury in the 2021/22 financial year, noted on its... 


Reactor pressure vessel
Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project, UK – update
13th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The reactor pressure vessel has been installed for the first of the two European pressurised reactors.  


Image of the Koeberg power station
Koeberg nuclear power plant steam-generator replacement project, South Africa – update
13th December 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

The National Nuclear Regulator has invited public comment on environmental, health and safety issues regarding the request by Eskom to alter its licence for the transient interim storage facility... 


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Delba Electrical celebrates over six decades of rotating electrical machine repairs
13th December 2024

For more than six decades, Delba has led the industry in the repair of rotating electrical machines, earning a reputation as one of the most trusted and reliable service providers. As the company... 


Risks to data and IT infrastructure: it isn’t all cyber
Risks to data and IT infrastructure: it isn’t all cyber
12th December 2024

Cyber risk is a top concern for CIOs and CISOs around the world, but the risks to data and IT infrastructure are not all in cyberspace. Physical security also plays a crucial role in protecting... 


World’s largest car-carrier calls at Durban and PE ports, vessel super-sizing to continue
6th December 2024 By: Irma Venter

The Höegh Aurora, the world’s newly crowned largest car carrier, in November called at both the Durban and Port Elizabeth ports as she makes her way around the world. The Aurora started operations... 


GuarantCo, BII partner to unlock $500m of new renewable power for South Africa
4th December 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

GuarantCo – part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) – and UK development finance institution British International Investment (BII) expect to unlock $500-million of new... 


Powerline construction
NTCSA still mulling private participation in grid roll-out but confirms deployment ‘step change’ needed
4th December 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has told lawmakers that a “step change” will be needed in the delivery of new grid infrastructure if 14 500 km of new powerlines and 133 000... 


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