Apr 5, 2017
Energy security remains elusive on the African continent and is one of the biggest challenges engulfing the Utility sector, according to KPMG experts. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that two out of three people in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access...
Mar 30, 2017
Effectively harnessing South Africa’s abundant solar energy in a business environment offers both environmental and cost-saving benefits. However, when introducing a solar solution, many companies find themselves facing unexpected challenges due to incorrect...
Nov 23, 2016
The energy saving industry has entered a new stage, leaving behind the traditional approach of retrofitting buildings and factories. The industry has moved from this traditional approach towards a multi-disciplinary one which is aimed at reducing energy usage and...
Nov 16, 2016
When faced with the potential losses involved in load shedding or general electricity outages because of poorly maintained infrastructure, many businesses in South Africa have made the investment in their own power management solutions. Central to these solutions is...
Nov 7, 2016
Penalties, reputational damage and system failure can rack up massive costs on a sub-standard power installation, warns Clive Maasch, GM at Tank Industries. There is an Afrikaans saying: ‘Goedkoop is duur koop’, which, translates to ‘buying cheap is...
Jun 20, 2016
South African businesses must have sufficient security systems in place in order to protect their staff, their assets, their products and their intellectual property. But, in a country where load shedding is not uncommon and unscheduled power outages occur frequently,...
