Press Releases from African Utility Week (40 total)
Will the African utility of the future be a lion, hyena, a white elephant or a h …
A brand new study into the future of African power utilities and the challenges they face has highlighted four possible scenarios of what the continent’s…
Indian energy companies ready to do business at African Utility Week
“Indian utility vendors and services will find a huge market and scope in Africa, especially in South Africa’s energy sector, says Dr. Rajeev Singh, the…
Finalists announced for African Utility Week Industry Awards show continent-wide …
The fifth annual African Utility Week Industry Awards received nominations from far and wide for the 12 different categories celebrating excellence in the energy and…
African Utility Week announces diamond sponsorship by longstanding partner Lucy …
African Utility Week has announced that Lucy Electric, a longstanding partner of the event, will be the exclusive diamond sponsor at this year’s exhibition and…
DRC Mining Week announces official support for non-profit BUMI
DRC Mining Week press releases“We hear a lot about child labour in the mining industry, and although we see mining companies strengthening their procedures to…
What every prepaid electricity user and provider should know
Approximately seven million prepaid electricity meters in South Africa need to be reset before November 2024 as the system that runs the credit tokens will…
Energy and water sectors excited by solar PV, technology innovation and distribu …
Solar PV is overwhelmingly seen as the most promising generation source for Africa while corruption, skills gaps and access to finance are some of the…
World Water Day: looking to nature for the answers
"Nature or Water, exploring how we can use nature to overcome the water challenges of the 21st century is the theme of this year‘s World…
Nuclear expert says nuclear build’s contribution to South Africa’s GDP will …
“Nuclear energy is certainly not any more expensive than any other energy source, says nuclear expert Dr Anthonie Cilliers, explaining that “the large 9600MW nuclear…
African Utility Week to focus strongly on meeting the continent’s water demand …
Investment in water solutions is needed by the public and private sector to enable universal access, water security and resilient societies. African Utility Week will…
African Utility Week Industry Awards looking for the continent’s top energy or …
The fifth annual African Utility Week Industry Awards has added two new categories to honour excellence in energy or water journalism as well as digitally…
Energy expert Ted Blom: “Distributed generation will slice electricity costs b …
Energy expert Ted Blom believes distributed generation will slice electricity costs by up to 90% for the average household.
Blom is a speaker and advisory…
Women dominate the African Utility Week Industry Awards in Cape Town this year
Women are making an invaluable contribution to the power and water industries as reflected by the many ladies amongst the winners of the 2017 African…
Investing in energy projects in Africa: the deal makers are gathering at African …
Six months of Trump, de-risking renewable energy investments and country project pipelines are just some of the key sessions during the upcoming African Power Finance…
SAP joins African Utility Week with focus on “the relevant digital utility of …
“I believe the energy sector will go through a big transformation that is going to surprise all of us and the energy sector will finally…
African Utility Week Industry Awards include new gas, small scale and ICT catego …
“I know the energy revolution is powering up and ready to take off. We should embrace energy trade with each other”. With these words…
Cape Town’s water restrictions – restricting or a necessary, new way of life …
“The drought that has impacted many regions within South Africa for a considerable length of time now has exposed the poor, or lack of, water…
African Utility Week to host launch of YEPP for young power pros and graduates w …
“Youth unemployment on the continent is a major epidemic and internship opportunities are an amazing solution to help maximize human capital development on the continent”…
African Utility Week returns to Cape Town in May and showcases how community sca …
“The power and energy landscape in Africa is undergoing significant change” says Evan Schiff, African Utility Week event director, adding that current trends include “the…
The World Bank’s Thirsty Energy initiative explained at African Utility Week i …
The World Bank’s global Thirsty Energy initiative aims to make more governments in Africa and elsewhere aware of the interdependencies and foreseeable pressure on water…
How poor maintenance and renewal threatens municipal service delivery
It is essential that both public and private sectors get a strong understanding of their asset management maturity and develop a robust maintenance road map,…
Tariff hike of only 1% increases mining costs to R100 million per year, says ind …
An electricity tariff rise of only 1% has a devastating impact on the mining industry as it amounts to an increased expenditure of R100 million…
African Utility Week looks at cost of utilities' non-technical losses
On the last day of January this year, two trains collided outside of Pretoria, the administrative heart of South Africa.
Two people were fatally injured,…
Continent’s eyes on African Utility Week as Eskom’s Brian Dames confirms wel …
Eskom Chief Executive Brian Dames will once again deliver the keynote address during this year’s opening session of African Utility Week in Cape Town on…
African Utility Week to focus on getting investors excited about power projects …
The new GET FiT investment mechanism which brings private and public investors together, the proposed BRICS Bank and China’s funding relationship with Africa are some…
Ghana’s electrification success explained at African Utility Week in May
Ghana had the political will to envision electrification as a national priority and catalyst for economic development says Engineer Andrew T. Barfour, Project Coordinator at…
Save electricity with greener Christmas decorations and gifts this holiday seaso …
Christmas is a great time to introduce energy saving habits into a household as many easy and simple changes in the way we live can…
Spintelligent appoints new event director for African Utility Week
Leading Cape Town-based confex organiser Spintelligent has announced the appointment of Russell Hughes as Event Director for its leading event, African Utility Week. Russell…
African Utility Week: a truly world class showcase of power and water solutions
The annual African Utility Week conference and exhibition has solidified its reputation as the continent’s largest exhibition for utilities and large industrial end users with…
Johannesburg shows its green credentials as it hosts African Utility Week
The City of Johannesburg will welcome some 5000 power professionals from more than 60 countries for the annual African Utility Week, the continent’s largest utility…
African Utility Week to focus on great potential for renewable energy on the con …
Governments and business across the globe are scrambling to find ways of making renewable energy (RE) – such as solar, geothermal or wind power –…
Nuclear power inevitable part of South Africa’s energy future?
When the South African government approved the hotly debated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2010) in 2011, it was clear that a substantial part of future…
African Development Bank to show “enormous investment opportunities” on cont …
South Africa has been a model for good investment environment in the region, says the African Development Bank’s Neside Tas Anvaripour, Head of Infrastructure Finance…
African Utility Week: Incomprehensible utility bills – could be empowerment to …
With rising utility tariffs, the South African consumer is under mounting pressure. Add to this the fact that utility bills are for all practical…
Bin operators work with rubbish but “we are not rubbish”
“I am proud of my work,” says Hassien Satarien, a 40-year old father of five who has been a bin operator for nine years. “Knowing…
South African industry stumbles under rising energy tariffs and international de …
Rising energy prices and an ever-increasing pressure to conform to international environmental and climate change demands. These are some of the main challenges facing big…
Eskom’s Brian Dames to deliver opening address at African Utility Week in May
Eskom has confirmed that its CEO Brian Dames will deliver the opening address at the annual African Utility Week conference and exhibition on 22 May…
Focus on e-waste in Africa as computers and cell phones pose contamination risk
The technological explosion of the past three decades has brought about many advantages. Some of these include an increased ease in the way people are…
The company that monitored energy consumption at COP17
The South African company that monitored the energy consumption at the recent COP17 Climate Change Response Expo in Durban, Util Labs from Midrand, has developed…
Eskom joins African Utility Week as COP17 agreement is set to impact generation …
African Utility Week director Claire Volkwyn says the recent launch of the Green Climate Fund at COP17 in Durban will impact quite significantly on the…
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