• Jun, 12th 2013
• 17
• Wind
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Global energy company GDF Suez has followed up its recent announcement that it will be proceeding with two open-cycle gas-turbines in South Africa with news that it, Investec and Kagiso Tiso Holdings have reached financial close for a €160-million

• Jan, 24th 2013
• 11
• Wind
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Construction of Eskom’s 100 MW Sere wind project, which is being developed in Koekenaap, in the Western Cape, is scheduled to begin in April with project funding now fully in place and with a preferred bidder having been identified for the supply a

• Jan, 18th 2013
• 18
• Wind
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Renewable-energy project developer Umoya Energy has appointed Mott MacDonald as the owner’s engineer for its 67 MW Hopefield wind farm project, to be built in the Western Cape. The project is among the 28 projects to advance following the first

• Aug, 27th 2012
• 18
• Wind
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Power utility Eskom has submitted a licence application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for its proposed 100 MW Sere wind farm project, to be developed near Vredendal, in the Western Cape, for around R3-billion. The final

• Apr, 28th 2012
• 13
• Wind
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Green energy gaining power The search for alternatives to traditional power sources is gaining currency in SA, writes Steven van Hemert Jan 25, 2010 11:42 PM | By Steven van Hemert The Western Cape government is leading the country in

• Mar, 03rd 2012
• 17
• Gas,IDZ,Iron Ore,Oil,Water,Wind
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The Western Cape Government's mid-term review has shown us how far we've come, but also the enormous tasks that lie ahead. As your government, we want to partner with you so that we can fast track our goal of becoming an open, opportunity society for

• Feb, 13th 2012
• 17
• Gas,IDZ,Oil,Wind
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The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) scrambled this week to repair its damaged relationship with a Dutch-based shipping company – Universal Africa Lines (UAL) – which was poised to invest hundreds of millions of rand into transforming a s

• Feb, 09th 2012
• 18
• Gas,Headlines,IDZ,Oil,Wind
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The Western Cape Cabinet has issued its support to the operational team of the Saldanha Bay industrial development zone (IDZ) steering committee to apply to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for official IDZ designation and an operator permi

• Dec, 10th 2011
• 25
• Headlines,Wind
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The construction of the Sere wind farm in Vredendal is expected to be completed by the end of 2013, but power utility Eskom aspires to have the 100-MW wind project completed “much earlier” than indicated, MD for resources and strategy Dr Steve Le

• Nov, 25th 2011
• 20
• Headlines,Wind
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South African wind turbine manufacturer Isivunguvungu Wind Energy Converter (I-WEC) on Thursday launched its new blade mould facility in the Cape Town harbour, where it will begin manufacturing its first 50 m rotor blade on December 5. Financial d

• Oct, 28th 2011
• 18
• Headlines,Wind
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Local wind power company Isivunguvungu Wind Energy Converter (I-WEC) on Thursday unveiled a 42-t mould that it would use to manufacture Africa’s first multi-megawatt wind turbines locally. The mould, which arrived by ship from China, will be use

• Oct, 25th 2011
• 11
• Headlines,IDZ,Water,Wind
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Wesgro CEO Nils Flaatten believes that the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) will have a positive effect not only on the Saldanha Bay area but the Western Cape as a whole. Monday saw the release of the Saldanha Bay Industrial Developmen