Solar power
Tempted to get off the power grid? Here's why it may not be a good idea
In a 2020 interview with Refilwe Moloto on CapeTalk, owner of Sun Ship Technologies, Ralph Berold, explained that while it was easier to get off the grid with...
Moreover, wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels are on course to become the top source of electricity in a few years, first surpassing natural gas and then coal.
The majority of Diepsloot residents use illegally connected power, for which they illegally pay about R1,800 to connect to their houses and street lights.
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said that electricity from independent power producers (IPPs) must be purchased by Eskom and programmes will target connection to the grid as soon as reasonably possible.
The city is conducting a study into overcoming energy poverty through ventures such as solar home systems, free basic electricity and improved access to gas.
The kingdom, formerly known as Swaziland, imports 80% of its electricity from South Africa’s troubled utility Eskom but is looking to boost its energy independence.
In July 2018, the city announced that a R6,425.90 service fee would be charged to residents who failed to register their systems.
The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield interviews Grahame Cruickshanks of the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA).
As the country deals with a fresh round of load shedding, a Northern Cape solar plant has come online to power nearly 180,000 homes.
Cochin International became the world’s first solar-powered airport in 2015 when it transformed a patch of land previously reserved for cargo handling into a solar plant.
The car was designed as part of the Sasol Solar Car Challenge 2018 which sees teams from across the world design and build solar-powered vehicles to race from Pretoria to Cape Town.
The country's solar energy sector says the delays in updating the integrated energy plan is retarding development of the industry and denying South Africans cheaper electricity options.
A solar energy farm the size of 160 football fields is part of China's push to develop clean energy.
It wasn’t too long ago that China had a reputation as a coal-guzzling, smog-blanketed polluter.
Eleven solar powered cars competed the biennial race from Pretoria to Cape Town.
The East London Industrial Development Zone plans to generate and sell electricity sustainably.
The Jasper & Lesidi solar energy plants have spent an estimated R24m on community upliftment.
US-based company SolarReserve runs 3 solar plant projects in the Northern Cape and in the Free State.