#South Africa

Zest WEG has supplied two large, custom-built power transformers a month ahead of deadline to a power utility in South Africa.

Gold Fields Limited has announced the construction of a 40 MW solar plant at the South Deep mine in South Africa.

Trafo Power Solutions have designed a dry-type transformer for minus 40⁰C and an altitude comparable to Mount Everest’s base camp.

Renewable power developer BioTherm Energy has completed all four of its projects in South Africa.

Trafo Power Solutions has customised two dry-type transformers for a coal mine in South Africa’s Limpopo province.

South Africa, Pretoria: On Sunday, 7 March 2021, at approximately 16:30 hours, a fire was reported at the Powertech, SGB Smit – Power Matla, Pretoria West transformer manufacturing plant.

South Africa, Johannesburg: The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has issued a generation licence to South Deep Joint Venture.

South Africa, Johannesburg: Meeting South Africa’s energy needs may be challenging, but the SAPVIA is ready to support the government and Eskom.

South Africa, Johannesburg: Eskom announced reduction of load shedding on Sunday, 17 January 2021.

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation confirms that Cabinet has ratified the appointment of Loyiso Tyabashe as its new Group Chief Executive Officer.

Eskom met with various districts and local municipalities to introduce the construction of the 282 km 400 kV transmission line project.

AUDA-NEPAD and the ADB have released recommendations of a baseline study that looked into the development of a continental transmission network.

South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, announced that Unit 2 at the Kusile Power Station has attained commercial operation status.

South Africa, Welkom: Two critical Eskom electricity towers were severely damaged by recent storms near Welkom, leaving the city powerless on 26 October.

South Africa, Johannesburg: Eskom plans to increase transmission infrastructure with additional high-voltage lines and transformer capacity.

Eskom is set to resume its work to complete construction of the final leg of the approximately 123 km of transmission power line.

Vexila has confirmed successful development of its very own 765 kV composite long rod insulator of African origin.

The 110 MW Perdekraal East Wind Farm, outside of the Western Cape province in South Africa, commenced commercial operations on 8 October 2020.

South Africa, North Cape: Easy Solar has closed $5 M to scale-up energy access in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

South Africa: The 140 MW Kangnas Wind Farm, on the outskirts of Springbok, successfully energised its main transformer this week.

The 33 MW Excelsior wind farm is connected to the country’s national power grid, having completed the commissioning of its 13 wind turbine generators.

The City of Ekurhuleni’s executive mayor, Mzwandile Masina, commended the team that worked on the upgrades and maintenance of the Glen Marais substation.

SGB-SMIT POWER MATLA added to its track record of manufacturing and testing high voltage transformers with the most recent factory acceptance tests.

South Africa, Johannesburg: City Power said power at the Vasco da Gama substation is expected to be fully restored by 19 August if all goes according to plan.