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Virtual wheeling: The Selemela Solar Park in Lichtenburg, North West, generates and sells electricity to other parts of the country via a wheeling agreement. Pictured here is plant manager Tebogo Tong. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee
AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS
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Beyond the Grid: Pinging power from farms to factories

Solar power moves virtually from farmland in North West to factories hundreds of kilometres away. How it works and what it means for the country’s energy transition

  • Nthusang Lefafa
8 min read
Mr. Nayan Lad, Triveni Turbines, Mr. Parchant Goyal, Jindal Power and Steel, Mr. Radhakkrishnan Sarangapani, NTPC, Mr. Andrew Etzinger, NTCSA, Prof. David Phaho (moderator)
ANDREW ETZINGER

Matla-Urja:  The future energy mix in South Africa – Navigating transition and collaboration

South Africa’s energy sector is at a crossroads. The Matla-Urja Energy Conference, held on 27–28 November at Wits Business School, put into focus the urgency of reshaping the…

  • Wits Business School
3 min read