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Tashkent solar PV and energy storage project, Uzbekistan

Published: 13 Dec 24

The project is central to Uzbekistan’s ambition to install 25 GW of renewables by 2030.

Sunfish Solar 2, US

Published: 13 Dec 24

Hecate Energy's Sunfish Solar 2 project will be one of the largest solar facilities in Michigan.

Atlantis solar PV/BESS plant, South Africa

Published: 13 Dec 24

Cape Town has become the first metro in South Africa to start construction on its own solar PV plant.

Firm highlights project’s significance

Published: 13 Dec 24

Sustainable waste management solutions company Interwaste contends that environmental stewardship and resource recovery remain integral in supporting South Africa’s water conservation requirements and in addressing the ongoing water shortage challenges. In April, the company announced the launch of its R100-million leachate and effluent treatment plant in Delmas, Mpumalanga, representing a “paradigm shift” in the treatment and processing of various liquid waste streams.

Partnership building, optimising water infrastructure in Limpopo

Published: 13 Dec 24

Lebalelo Water User Association (LWUA), which has through its members self-financed, built, operated and maintained its bulk raw water infrastructure since 2002, will build six new infrastructure projects as part of its Olifants Management Model Programme (OMMP). The OMMP is resequencing and accelerating the construction of Government’s original Olifants River Water Resources Development Project – Phase 2 (ORWRDP-2), adding potable water infrastructure, explains LWUA programme director Dr Kobus Duvenhage. In terms of bulk raw water infrastructure, the Phase 2B and 2B+ project comprises a steel pipeline from the Flag Boshielo dam to Pruissen and Sekuruwe, together with 3 new pump stations, to connect the Mokopane region up to Sekuruwe with the Olifants river system, through the Flag Boshielo dam near Marble Hall.

A generic image of water pumping equipment

George projects progressing well

Published: 13 Dec 24

The George municipality, having received a Budget Facility for Infrastructure Funding (BFI) grant to the value of R1.1-billion from the National Treasury in the 2021/22 financial year, noted on its website that the BFI project, with its various project components, has shown significant progress, with project completion expected by October 2025. The Western Cape municipality states that it is actively working to keep the economy progressing, by ensuring adequate long-term planning and investment into its infrastructure, including water, sewage and electricity assets.

Tap-and-go payment technology installed at toll gates on N3, N4 highways

Published: 13 Dec 24

FNB and Visa have completed the roll-out of tap-and-go payment technology across select toll gates ahead of the December holidays. Motorists at select toll plazas along the N3, TRAC N4 and Chapman’s Peak (Cape Town) toll roads are now able to use a variety of contactless payment methods.

Despite big hurdles, long journey to electric mobility begins across Africa

Published: 13 Dec 24

Switching to electric mobility is a no-brainer: tailpipe emissions cause poor health or even death and are a significant contributor to climate change. But given Africa’s limited access to electricity – let alone clean, renewable electricity – and the dearth of infrastructure for electric transport, the dream of electric cars, buses and motorcycles being the dominant people movers on the continent might seem more aspirational than practical – charged with ambition but far from fully plugged in. Yet, an African country, Ethiopia, became the first to ban internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle imports in January. The prohibition, coupled with a reduction in vehicle import duties from 200% to 15%, has led to a growing number of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Horn of Africa country – some of which are manufactured locally.

R900m film set to be built in Cape Town

Published: 13 Dec 24

The City of Cape Town has announced the approval of a lease agreement for part of a city-owned property in Paardevlei, Somerset West, which will see the construction of a R900-million film set by Cape Point Film Studios (CPFS). CPFS says it aims to convert the existing buildings on the site into a functional film studio facility that will meet international standards.

New-vehicle market on the mend, while exports continue to plummet

Published: 13 Dec 24

New-vehicle sales in November continued the positive momentum seen in October, increasing by 8.1%, to 48 585 units, compared with the same month last year. naamsa | The Automotive Business Council reports that the new-passenger-car market jumped by 20%, to 35 101 units, during November, with car-rental sales accounting for 19.5% of this number.