South Africa is keen to go green on energy supply
South Africa has shown a keen interest to go green on energy supply and according to Nelisiwe Magubane, Deputy director general at the Department of Minerals and Energy, the government is trying to attract larger investments in renewables, so far largely absent from the country's energy mix.
Sasol looks at prospects in Uzbekistan
Sasol pointed out, at its interim results presentation recently, that there was a good business case for setting up a gas-to-liquids (GTL) project in Uzbekistan.
Lack of electricity infrastructure costs SA R2bil per year
The current lack of electricity infrastructure and the inefficient way it is being distributed is costing the country's economy R2 billion per annum.
New refinery could cut SA’s fuel import bill by billions of rands
The proposed 400 000-bl/d crude oil refinery PetroSA is planning to build at Coega in the Eastern Cape, could save the country R18,5billion a year on the import of petroleum products, according to Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica.
France to host energy efficiency conference in SA
Bi-lateral development finance institution Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and the French Trade Commission (Ubifrance), will host a conference on energy efficiency in the urban environment on May 5, and May 6, in Rosebank.
"Joule" on display at climate change conference
South Africa's first electric car went on display at the National Climate Change Conference recently. Named "Joule", the ultra sleek zero-emission car is Africa's answer to climate change.
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