POWER-GEN & DistribuTECH Africa 2016 will be held from 19–21 July at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, with a strong focus on renewable energy, sustainable power generation and distribution
Energy
Furnace gas power generation gains ground in South Africa
Waste gases from smelters are increasingly being used for power production in South Africa, according to Clarke Energy, the service provider for Tronox’s Namakwa Sands smelter
Zambian mining industry turns to hybrid microgrids
A new analysis titled ‘Power crisis and consequences for solar energy in the Zambian mining sector’ by the Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH shows that the investments in solar have become more attractive for the mining industry
Zimbabwe to buy emergency power from Dema
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has approved Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Companys (ZETDC) proposal to buy electricity from the Dema diesel emergency power plant at a cost of US$15.45 cents per kilowatt per hour
Chinese firm wins Uganda substations project worth US$100mn
Chinese construction firm Camc has been awarded a contract by Ugandan government to build four substations, at a cost of about US$100mn