2018 – Issue 2
Issues
ESI Africa Edition 2 2018
Has the digital utility arrived on African shores?
The concept of a digital utility in the international arena has gained momentum to become the norm.
Despite...
Generation
Site visits make it practically perfect!
In addition to the African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa conference and exhibition, the organisers have secured tantalising technical site visits to...
Magazine Article
The Big Question: nuclear energy build programme
Energy security concerns and carbon emission constraints on fossil fuel have put nuclear power back on the agenda for projected new capacity in many...
Finance and Policy
Adapt or die: integrated electricity vending solutions
The term integrated electricity vending solutions refers to an integrated energy management system primarily for pre-payment solutions. There are, however, a number of vending...
Magazine Article
Lack of economists poses risk to policy development
In order to attract and train new generation economists, the promotion of quality research and energy role models should be high on the priority...
Magazine Article
Tracking the pros & cons of air and gas substations
Taking into consideration that the cost of a GIS indoor substation is much higher compared to an AIS substation, it’s handy to have a...
Top Stories
Finally, a solution to eradicate ghost vending!
A sustainable mitigating solution to ghost vending will see the industry adopting
STS6 and executing the Token Identifier (TID) rollover process, writes Lance
Hawkins-Dady, engineering manager...
Business and markets
Mauritius – gateway for investment into Africa’s energy sector
In the wake of Mauritius’ 50th anniversary of independence on 12 March, we reflect on what the country has to offer African energy investors...
Africa
Why private equity investors remain cautious
In the current global context of increasing amounts of capital chasing fewer attractive deals, and driving down returns in traditional markets, Limited Partners (LPs)...
Africa
Shared intelligence: Secure your utility’s back door
No utility is safe from the threat of cyber-attacks but all utilities, even in Africa, will benefit from sharing cybersecurity intelligence, writes AUTC Cybersecurity...
Top Stories
Nuclear power won’t be silenced
As a believer in the energy mix, the Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (NIASA) has never been opposed to renewables and our official...
