by Dianne Bayley | Jun 6, 2022 | Innovation
South Africans are all too aware of the ongoing electricity supply issues facing the country, says Frikkie Malan, head of sustainability at Remote Metering Solutions. The deteriorating electrical generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure is cause for...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 30, 2021 | Sustainability
Recently, many people were holding their breath hoping new Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana would wave a magic wand and fix Eskom’s woes, writes Lance Dickerson, MD at REVOV. Unfortunately, that’s not what happens in mid-term budget speeches generally, and it didn’t...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 27, 2021 | Sustainability
Agriculture is a high-pressure industry. It has faced drought and floods, late rain, and early rain. Climate change is an ongoing threat – along with enormous economic and social upheaval, writes Roger Hislop, board member at the IOT Industry Council (IOTIC) of South...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 18, 2021 | Security and Legal
The recent gazetting of amendments to Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) of 2006, which will increase the licensing threshold for embedded generation projects from 1 MW to 100 MW, is not only good news for South Africa’s biggest energy users. It will...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 5, 2021 | Sustainability
While investment in digital infrastructure is certainly a win for economic growth in South Africa and Africa as a whole, as is investment in new data centres, this vital infrastructure needs substantial amounts of energy to function, writes Jaco du Plooy, Product...
