The South African government’s plan to spend almost R1 trillion on nuclear power, and the nuclear agreements between SA and China, Russia, France, Korea have got me thinking. Imagine this scenario. The Russian state-run bank lends SA R1 trillion. SA pays this 1 trillion straight back to the Russian State-run Nuclear company Rosatom who spends a portion of this on building … [Read more...]
Energy Department pledges millions for solar geysers
The National Energy Department has pledged about R12 million towards the maintenance of solar geysers installed in Galeshewe in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. This emerged during Minister Ben Martins' door to door visit to the area as part of a tour of energy projects that are currently under construction in the Northern Cape. He also embarked on a public engagement … [Read more...]
Special deal for solar geysers
Greening your home and business is a journey. I don’t think anyone can ever fully arrive. We will constantly learn more and adapt continuously towards living more consciously. Life as learning means every day opens up to new possibilities and magic. Every step I experience brings along a deepening of gratitude for what is abundantly offered. All that’s needed is to place … [Read more...]
R4.7 billion for solar water heating campaign
The Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA) has welcomed Government’s allocation of R4.7-billion to the solar water heater campaign, as confirmed by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in his budget speech last week (February 22). The target for the campaign is 1-million installations by the end of 2014; to date 160 000 solar water heaters have been installed under … [Read more...]
