African Utility Week Returns to Cape Town as New Event Director Joins Team
The annual African Utility Week conference and exhibition has solidified its reputation as the continent’s largest exhibition for utilities and large industrial end users with record visitor and exhibitor numbers. Eskom CEO Brian Dames’ opening address at the event, which took place at... - August 18, 2012
Mobile Companies Enter Data Race as MTN Joins African Utility Week
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology is set to change the way a multitude of industries operate, including the electricity and water sectors, says Kevin Jacobson of MTN Service Provider who will join South African Energy Minister Elizabeth Dipuo Peters and Eskom CEO Brian Dames in the opening... - May 20, 2012
Johannesburg Shows Its Green Credentials as It Hosts African Utility Week
The City of Johannesburg will welcome some 5000 power professionals from more than 60 countries for the annual African Utility Week, the continent’s largest utility services conference and exhibition, taking place from 21-24 May at Nasrec Expo Centre. Johannesburg’s 2040 vision is to... - May 18, 2012
African Utility Week Visitors Can "FindaLift" and Save
African Utility Week has partnered with FindaLift to help get delegates and visitors to and from the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg with the least impact on the environment and their pocket. The conference and exhibition is the largest utility services event on the continent and takes place... - May 16, 2012
African Utility Week to Discuss How to Optimally Integrate Smart Grids Into the Utilities Network
Experts at the African Utility Week in Johannesburg in May will discuss the functionality of smart grids and how to optimally integrate it into the utilities network. - May 14, 2012
African Utility Week to Focus on Great Potential for Renewable Energy on the Continent
Governments and businesses across the globe are scrambling to find ways of making renewable energy (RE) – such as solar, geothermal or wind power – a viable form of energy generation. By investing in renewable energy programmes, governments and businesses are not only trying to stave... - April 29, 2012
African Utility Week Looks at Nuclear Power as Part of South Africa’s Energy Future
Will nuclear power be a substantial part of future power generation in South Africa? This is one of the discussion points at the upcoming African Utility Week in Johannesburg in May. - April 23, 2012
African Development Bank to Show "Enormous Investment Opportunities" on Continent at African Utility Week
South Africa has been a model for a good investment environment in the region, says the African Development Bank’s Neside Tas Anvaripour, Head of Infrastructure Finance in the Private Sector Department. The AfDB executive is a headline speaker at the upcoming African Utility Week where more... - April 14, 2012
African Utility Week: Incomprehensible Utility Bills – Could be Empowerment Tools
With rising utility tariffs, the South African consumer is under mounting pressure. Add to this the fact that utility bills are for all practical purposes unintelligible, with consumers being confronted with figures few seem to understand. A research company, Sarah Slabbert Associates, recently... - March 29, 2012
African Utility Week’s Focus on Waste Management at Municipalities
In May, challenges around waste will be discussed at African Utility Week where political and business leaders from across the globe will come together to discuss Africa’s utility service delivery challenges. - March 29, 2012
South African Department of Energy to be Host Ministry to African Utility Week in Johannesburg in May
The Department of Energy will once again support the annual African Utility Week conference and exhibition as host ministry. The event, which runs from 21-24 May at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, is the largest utility services gathering on the continent and will welcome some 5000 power... - March 22, 2012
African Utility Week to Address Main Challenges Facing Big Industry in South Africa
Rising energy prices and an ever-increasing pressure to conform to international environmental and climate change demands are some of the main challenges facing big industry in South Africa, according to Barry Bredenkamp, senior manager: Energy Efficiency at the South African National Energy... - February 26, 2012
Eskom’s Brian Dames to Deliver Opening Address at African Utility Week in May
Eskom has confirmed that its CEO Brian Dames will deliver the opening address at the annual African Utility Week conference and exhibition on 22 May in Johannesburg. The event, which runs from 21-24 May at the Nasrec Expo Centre, which will once again gather together some 5000 power and utility... - February 16, 2012
Focus on E-Waste at African Utility Week as Computers and Cell Phones Pose Contamination Risk
The technological explosion of the past three decades has brought about many advantages. However, there is also a flip side to these advances. - February 03, 2012
The Company That Monitored Energy Consumption at COP17 to be at African Utility Week
The South African company that monitored the energy consumption at the recent COP17 Climate Change Response Expo in Durban, Util Labs from Midrand, has developed unique technology which will enable South Africa to achieve its energy savings targets. The Util Labs Low Voltage Smart System (LVSS) is... - January 22, 2012
Eskom Joins African Utility Week as COP17 Agreement is Set to Impact Generation Sector
African Utility Week director Claire Volkwyn says the recent launch of the Green Climate Fund at COP17 in Durban will impact quite significantly on the generation sector in particular. “The South African government is very committed to the reduction of greenhouse gases,” Claire... - December 15, 2011
Kenya’s Utility CEO Edward Njoroge Honoured at African Utility Week
The CEO of the Kenyan Generation Company, KenGen, Edward Njoroge, was named utility CEO of the Year at the annual African Utility Week at the CTICC in Cape Town this week. - March 19, 2011
Winds of Change at African Utility Week as Renewable Energy Comes Into Its Own
Three of the five top wind power companies in the world, Goldwind, Suzlon and Vestas, will have a high profile at the upcoming African Utility Week in what is clearly a huge surge in interest in foreign investment in green energy in South Africa and the continent. The South African minister of... - March 12, 2011
Western Cape Showcases Its Green Power Initiatives at African Utility Week
African Utility Week delegates will be able to experience first-hand how far the Western Cape has come in developing its own renewable energy resources during site visits which form part of the event which takes place from 15-17 March. The latest developments in solar and wind energy will be... - March 02, 2011
Focus on Renewables at African Utility Week
Is solar power a feasible renewable energy option? How can we make large scale uptake of solar energy work in Africa? Many of these questions around Africa’s options to meet power challenges in more environmentally friendly ways will be answered at this year’s African Utility Week which... - February 17, 2011
African Utility Week Opened by South African Energy Minister Dipuo Peters in March
African Utility Week will again feature a high-level speaker line-up in March this year, including the CEO of Eskom, Brian Dames, and the South African minister of Energy, Elizabeth Dipuo Peters, and many African and international experts will also be there to contribute to the discussions at what is Africa’s largest utility event. - January 17, 2011