Brian Statham appointed Chair-Elect of the WEC Studies Committee
At its annual meeting held in Reykjavik, Iceland in September 2009 the Executive Assembly of the World Energy Council (WEC) unanimously appointed Brian Statham, Chairman of the South African National Energy Association (SANEA) as Chair-Elect of the WEC Studies Committee and a Member of the Officers' Council.
SANEA LECTURE: Johannesburg - 20 October 2009
Join Sanjay RG Bhana in Johannesburg on 20 October 2009 for the SANEA lecture on "Energy Preparedness for the 2010 World Cup". The presentation will focus on Eskom's 2010 Project, in specific: * The size and magnitude of the event * 2010 electricity considerations - An Eskom View * Progress to date and final steps to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
SANEA LECTURE: Cape Town - 21 October 2009
Join Barry MacColl, Manager - Technology Strategy and Planning: ESKOM, on 21 October 2009 in Cape Town for another exciting SANEA lecture entitled "Concentrating Solar Power - Status and Application".
SA's electricity consumption down by 2.1% in July
South Africans used 2.1 percent less electricity in July 2009 as compared to the same month in 2008, revealed Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) recently. The estimated seasonally adjusted electricity consumption was 5.3 percent lower in the first seven months of 2009 compared with the first seven months of 2008.
Minister of energy attends IAEA conference
Minister of Energy, Dipuo Peters, attended the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Annual General Conference in Vienna, recently, where she delivered a national statement outlining the recent developments and progress made in the South African nuclear sector.
PetroSA urges customers to make other arrangements
PetroSA has urged its customers to make alternative arrangements during the company's planned maintenance shutdown from 22 September to 14 November. The country's national oil company said it would not be able to produce some gases, like propane, carbon dioxide, liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen at its gas-to-liquids refinery and offshore platform operations.
SAIEE National Student Project Competition
The South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) in association with EE Recruitment, EE Publishers and the School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering of the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) announce: THE 2009 SAIEE NATIONAL STUDENT PROJECT COMPETITION
