Energy investors excited by SA prospects
In South Africa, the stakes within the energy supply and power management market have risen considerably. Today, sustainable and renewable energy sources are widely acknowledged to represent the most viable solution to the country’s power supply crisis – and an...
Smart metering platforms
Our municipalities and our power utility are owed tens of billions of rand by consumers. It is a precarious financial situation that threatens the viability of our power distribution system and hinders the future growth of the utility and the economy, says Martin...
Electoral Commission uses Sage solutions
The Electoral Commission is a permanent body created by the constitution to promote and safeguard representative democracy in South Africa. The organisation is tasked with a variety of functions, including running National and Provincial Elections, Local Government...
Schneider launches APC Mobile Power Packs
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has introduced the APC Mobile Power Pack range of high capacity, high efficiency external battery packs to local shores. The APC Mobile Power Pack is designed to provide mobile charging for all smartphones...
Scientific research company uses Jasco UPS
Almost five years ago, a scientific research organisation initiated a project to put a data centre in place that met global standards. It acquired a 400KVA modular UPS from Jasco Power. Today the organisation’s data centre is Control Objectives for Information and...
Zazoo launches Ultility Vending System
Zazoo, previously Net1 Mobile Solutions, has launched its Utility Vending System at African Utility Week (AUW) held in Cape Town. This turnkey vending solution simplifies tariff management and consumer arrears collection, allowing utilities and municipalities to...
Global Energy Innovations, Jasco partner
Global Energy Innovations (GEI) has signed a Master Distributor partnership agreement with Jasco to deliver GEI’s precision battery testing, monitoring and conditioning equipment and software to sub-Saharan Africa. The product offering includes the flagship EC-Series...
UPSes need dynamic battery life predictions
Beep! Beep! Beep! Anyone who has owned a UPS in the past decade knows, and probably dreads that noise; the sound of your UPS informing you that it needs a battery replacement – and if your luck is anything like mine, it probably happens at the most inconvenient times,...
Schneider helps SAP France with data centre
Schneider Electric has worked alongside SAP France to design the new data centre hosting its information system and professional applications. Installed on the 14th floor of its new French headquarters in Levallois-Perret, its 80 square meters house an 18-rack...
FNB offers discounts on generators
FNB has announced that it is providing 10 000 units of generators at a significantly discounted price to small business and residential clients to alleviate the immediate impact of load-shedding. The first phase of the intervention forms part of the Bank’s long-term...
DCC offers APC Back-UPS range
Power is a concern in South Africa with power outages commonplace. Ensuring power and protection for businesses, distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has introduced the latest APC Back-UPS BX700UI, BX950UI and BX1400UI uninterrupted power supplies (UPSes)....
Schneider launches Performance Analytics
Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has announced the launch of Performance Analytics, a new suite of functionality within its award-winning StruxureWare Resource Advisor software platform. Helping more than 4 500 clients with over 20 000...