Apr 3, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Social Development
THE Cookhouse Wind Farm has partnered with the Department of Social Development to support training and mentoring programmes at 28 Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in the Somerset East, Cookhouse, Bedford and Adelaide areas. The most recent cohort of 44 ECD...
Mar 29, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Electrical & Electronics, Engineering, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation
AS part of its ongoing growth plans, Zest WEG Group will continue to focus on opportunities in more African countries, according to its new chief executive officer, Siegfried Kreutzfeld (pictured). With 40 years of service in the global WEG Group, Kreutzfeld brings a...
Mar 27, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, Disaster Management, Electrical & Electronics, Food & Beverage, KZN Industrial & Business News, Power Generation, SMME Development & Support
WITH small businesses already dealing with hikes in VAT and petrol, coupled with decreased consumer spending, load-shedding is a bridge too far, particularly for restaurateurs. That’s according SME funder, Retail Capital, which says those who took their chances with...
Mar 20, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation
SOUTH Africa faces energy calamity on two fronts. First is the disaster of Eskom. Second, and potentially worse, is the disaster of our REIPPPP (Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers’ Procurement Program) and our lunatic IRP 2018 (Integrated Resource Plan)....
Mar 4, 2019 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Power Generation, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings, Water & Effluent Management
THE Krebs Technequip TGW series of wafer-style knife gate slurry valves was designed specifically for the harsh and abrasive slurries encountered in the mineral processing and power industries, dealing with minerals ranging from cement, sand and gravel to coal,...
Mar 1, 2019 | Automotive, Hydraulics & Pneumatics, KZN Industrial & Business News, Metals & Alloys, Power Generation
LOCAL provider of portable air and power Rand-Air was recently asked to hire two diesel oil-free compressors to a local facilities management company, for use at the end-customer’s local motor vehicle manufacturing plant. The plant has become the nerve centre of the...
Feb 20, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Government & Municipal, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation, Social Development
ENEL, through its renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power RSA (EGP RSA), has begun construction of its 140 MW Nxuba wind farm in the Amatole District, making it the group’s third wind project in the Eastern Cape. The construction of Nxuba, which is expected to be...
Feb 13, 2019 | Disaster Management, KZN Industrial & Business News, Occupational Health, Power Generation
POWER failures are a familiar occurrence for many South Africans and now with the prospect of rolling blackouts back again for the next few months, it’s little wonder that sales of portable generators are soaring. Landlords, shopkeepers and home-owners are...
Feb 6, 2019 | Commerce & Trade, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Green Industries & Renewable Energy, Power Generation
By Nomkhita Mona WITH Nersa’s public hearings around the Eskom MYPD 4 application behind us, the power utility is likely to face more scrutiny in the coming weeks. A controversial aspect of their application – which seeks an increase of 15% per year in tariffs for the...
