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Category: Energy

Several local neighbourhoods to be affected by electricity upgrades this week

The electricity supply to Pniel, Johannesdal and Boschendal will be turned off between 9:00 and 15:00 on 15, 16...
Community, Energy, Municipality

BP Merriman underground petrol storage leak resolved

Following an underground petrol storage tank leak that occurred at a Stellenbosch BP in late June, BP South Africa...
Energy, local news, Municipality

Stadsraad gee groenlig vir implementering van energieplan

Stellenbosch Munisipaliteit se energieplan is onlangs deur die stadsraad goedgekeur. Die raad beoog om deur middel van dié plan...
Community, Energy, News

Stellenbosch Municipality working on solution for loadshedding

Stellenbosch Municipality is in the process of determining how just over R6 million of grant funding allocated to alleviating...
Community, Energy, Municipality, Stellenbosch University

Climate change is here, and affecting our health – SU researcher

Climate change is a problem that is no longer in the future, but with us.  This is according to...
Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Fire, Health, Nature, News

Cloetesville Primary to save thousands through solar power

A local school recently received a 7.5 kW solar plant system which will save the school over R20 000...
Business, Community, Education, Energy, Journalism, local news, News, Stellenbosch University

Loadshedding: Financial costs stack up for local businesses 

Loadshedding is negatively impacting the businesses sector, and local businesses are not exempt.  This is according to Jacques Moolman,...
Community, Energy, local news

Loadshedding: 2 hours for some, 12 days for Tweespruit

Electricity was recently restored to a farm outside Stellenbosch after cable theft left it in the dark for 12...
Burglary, Business, Community, Crime, Energy, Environment, Journalism, local news

Powering through: Stellenbosch Municipality works to avoid loadshedding

Stellenbosch Municipality began installing solar panels on municipal buildings earlier this year to avoid loadshedding and to protect economic...
Energy, Environment, Events, Municipality, News

Electrification of Enkanini reaches second phase

Phase two of a national electrification programme was recently completed in Enkanini, an informal settlement in Kayamandi.  This is...
Community, Energy, Municipality, News
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