Eskom’s load shedding schedule for the next six months indicates that businesses across the country can expect a significant amount of downtime over the coming months, with two months of planned load shedding between April and August. This continuous disruption to...
A new electricity pricing methodology, proposed by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) on 30 September 2021 has led to a significant backlash from the public as well as various energy industry stakeholders – and for good reason. The concern stems...
Reducing carbon footprint, cutting down on energy spend and building sustainable businesses have become priority goals for businesses across the globe, but arguably nowhere more so than in South Africa. Rising energy costs, loadshedding and the pressure to be...
South African retailers looking for ways to recover from the latest lockdown, as well as recent countrywide looting and vandalism, may welcome the opportunity to cut costs on the system that makes up the bulk of their energy spend – refrigeration. The initial outlay...
Sustainable energy has seen exponential growth in South Africa, primarily led by the rise of solar energy and power purchase agreements (PPAs), with the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry currently accounting for around 6% of the country’s total energy generation. Key...
