by Manie de Waal | May 12, 2020 | All News, Power
Eskom has recently stated that it will avoid load shedding until at least July of this year. However, there is still fear that regular power cuts will once again be a reality for businesses in the near future. With many industries having been subjected to significant...
by Manie de Waal | Jan 16, 2020 | All News, Power
Solar power generation continues to gain traction in South Africa, and an increasing number of businesses in the country are showing interest in acquiring solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for private power generation. Over the past year, it has also become evident that...
by Manie de Waal | Jan 16, 2020 | Power
By engaging in power purchase agreements (PPA), businesses can afford to spend more on perks for their employees – such as staff bonuses. This is according to Henri van Eetveldt, Senior Solar and Storage Consultant at Energy Partners Solar – a division of Energy...
by Manie de Waal | Dec 12, 2019 | All News, Power
With commercial solar energy becoming increasingly affordable as the cost of photovoltaic (PV) systems continues to decline, agricultural operations in South Africa may have a lot to offer the national grid in the future. This, however, is dependent on government...
by Manie de Waal | Nov 22, 2019 | All News, Power
While the current regulations on private power generation (embedded energy generation) have aided many agriculture operations to cut their energy costs significantly, the imposed threshold on small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) is excluding many larger agri...