2016 – Issue 2
Case study: thermal harvesting power plant saves ‘wasted energy’
Many large power users in South Africa are seeking alternative solutions to secure a reliable power supply as a result of the escalating cost of electricity and the declining dependability from state-owned providers. The...
Managing the renewables challenge in secondary distribution networks
Historically distribution networks were designed to accommodate power flow from the grid supply points through to the electricity consumer via the medium voltage and low voltage networks, but the growth of distributed energy resources...
Exploration of geothermal in the East Africa region
The role of geothermal energy in the power mix for East Africa is a topic of on-going discussion among government officials, donors, and developers. As a base load, renewable resource, geothermal is quite attractive...
Closing Africa’s infrastructure gap one project at a time
The sub-Saharan African region, although diverse in resources, economies, and policies, shares one commonality – a lack of investment in power infrastructure as witnessed by rolling blackouts, load shedding and spiralling energy tariffs. Add...
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