2019 – Municipal utilities focus
Issues
Municipal utilities focus 2019
In our focus on municipal utilities this year, we delve into how industry professionals can build the power utility of the future,...
Top Stories
Municipalities geared to embrace the fourth industrial revolution
“As municipalities we need to reflect on our performance, design and internal strategies that will focus to establish the positive councils with visionary and accountable leadership,” said AMEU President.
Top Stories
Finding the leading edge is within our grasp
Issue 4-2019's editorial calls on leaders to address four key areas: unemployment, climate change, Internet of Everything, and regional trade in Africa.
Southern Africa
Meeting the challenges of DER integration
Spurred on by this investment, renewable and distributed energy resources (DER) are now becoming an increasing part of the energy generation mix.
Energy Efficiency
The emergence of grid-interactive buildings
Energy demand is growing at 5% per annum, and once buildings become the home for charging stations for electric vehicles, demand may increase by a further 15 to 20% per annum.
Future Energy
The virtual power plant market in real terms
The virtual power plant market formd part of the solutions that ensure the power utilities to remain on par with the unfolding fourth industrial revolution.
Southern Africa
Transporting customers through data analysis
ESI Africa asked Ald. Felicity Purchase, the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Transport, about the impact of 4IR on the transport sphere.
Business and markets
How to appreciate the impact of the 4IR on customer service
4IR - driven by digital technology, has the ability to integrate biological, physical and digital elements to enable faster decision-making.
Future Energy
Building the power utility of the future, today
Smart City infrastructure, Internet of Things, and low orbit satellite systems, are the factors to buildign the power utility of the future, today.
Smart Grids
Women in Energy: No room for complacency says AMEU president
The AMEU president, Refilwe Mokgosi, is a role model for women as she sets high goals and expects nothing less than “great!” results from hard work.
