Fuel costs, power cuts worry small firms - Business Report
October 30, 2008
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Fuel costs, power cuts worry small firms
Business Report, South Africa - 53 minutes ago According to the survey, 37 percent of owners said that load shedding had a high impact on their businesses. Last year and early this year, 29 percent had … |
How not to land in hot water with solar heating - East Coast Radio
October 30, 2008
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How not to land in hot water with solar heating
East Coast Radio, South Africa - 17 hours ago Despite our abundant sunshine, most South Africans didn’t give solar power a thought until Eskom’s load shedding hit us. Suddenly exploring alternative … |
Netshield SA moves beyond conventional surge protection - Dataweek (press release)
October 30, 2008
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Netshield SA moves beyond conventional surge protection
Dataweek (press release), South Africa - 22 hours ago “Many organisations found this out the hard way with the recent spate of load shedding which sometimes resulted in power literally surging back,” he says. … |
SMEs get creative - ITWeb
October 29, 2008
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SMEs get creative
ITWeb, South Africa - 12 hours ago “Load-shedding is the worst cause of data loss among local SMEs, with 37% of those surveyed saying the load-shedding in the first half of 2008 had a high … |
High and dry? - Mail & Guardian Online
October 28, 2008
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High and dry?
Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa - 41 minutes ago Patra Sindane, an organiser for the group, says: "In the years to come we will definitely have water load-shedding. We will see a situation where people use … |
New power quotas likely to be introduced early next year - Creamer Media’s Engineering News
October 24, 2008
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New power quotas likely to be introduced early next year
Creamer Media’s Engineering News, South Africa - 6 hours ago This period would be used as a reference base, as it represented the energy use before load-shedding came into effect. “Within this, there would be a set of … |
South African SMEs show resilience in the face of adversity - Supermarket Online
October 24, 2008
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South African SMEs show resilience in the face of adversity
Supermarket Online, South Africa - 15 hours ago Turning his attention to infrastructural challenges, Goldstuck says the shadow cast by load shedding persists. “37% of those surveyed say the load-shedding … |
Eskom wins battle for pass-through costs - Legalbrief (subscription)
October 24, 2008
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Eskom wins battle for pass-through costs
Legalbrief (subscription), South Africa - 22 hours ago In a report on its study on load shedding in that period, Nersa partly blamed Eskom's problems on inadequate planning. Not surprisingly, Nersa says the … |
Penalties for power hogs likely to wait - Business Report
October 23, 2008
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Penalties for power hogs likely to wait
Business Report, South Africa - 55 minutes ago Grobler said the local economy was characterised by energy scarcity, demand constraint, load shedding and pending penalties. Companies could achieve energy … |
Jacob Zuma speaks on the economic situation - Politicsweb
October 19, 2008
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Jacob Zuma speaks on the economic situation
Politicsweb, South Africa - 17 Oct 2008 Just recently, Eskom announced that South Africans must once again brace themselves for further incidents of 'load shedding.' It has also been suggested … |
