Eskom to unveil first cogen projects this month, official says
State power utility Eskom would unveil the first cogeneration projects, forming part of the Pilot National Cogeneration Project (PNCP), by the end of this month, but it was unclear whether these projects would meet the initial 900-MW target.
Africa’s sugar industry said to hold massive energy potential
The contribution of cogeneration to the world's electricity mix was set to increase to 10% or 900 GW by 2010, up from 6,5% currently, but Africa was still lagging in exploiting the full energy potential associated with cogeneration, Energy for Sustainable Development MD Stephen Mutimba said on Tuesday.
Rainbow Millennium plans to generate 270 MW from waste coal in KZN
While using circulating fluidised bed (CFB) technology to generate energy from waste coal was a relatively new concept in South Africa, Rainbow Millennium Power Company director Hugo Stewart said on Tuesday that there was huge potential for this technology.
Co-generation needs ‘sound legislation, better risk profile’
THE government and Eskom should ease the risk exposure of companies considering co-generation activities, Suez Energy southern Africa director Cliff Lewis said yesterday.
Eskom Set `Baseless' Co-Generation Power Target, Official Says
Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Eskom Holdings Ltd., the state-run utility struggling with an energy shortage in South Africa, set a ``baseless'' estimate of how much power could be generated from projects using industry waste, a company official said.
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