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ESKOM: Additional power generating units expected to return to service - Eskom

  • Date: 20-10-19
  • Category: ESKOM
  • Source: Algoa FM

Eskom says additional power generating units are expected to return to service on Sunday and repairs are progressing well on the conveyor belt at Medupi power station.

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ESKOM: South Africa’s Eskom Says System Volatile as Blackouts Stop

  • Date: 20-10-19
  • Category: ESKOM
  • Source: Bloomberg

South Africa’s debt-laden power utility ended controlled blackouts on Saturday as power supplies improve, though it says shortages gripping Africa’s most industrialized economy may not be over yet.

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FERROCHROME: Anti-ferrochrome smelter protest hits Clergue Park and Bay Street

  • Date: 20-10-19
  • Category: FERROCHROME
  • Source: Soo Today

Protestors say Noront's ferrochrome processing facility would kill off people, the environment - and the local economy

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Meet The 404-Mile (NEDC) GAC Aion LX Electric Premium SUV For China

GAC Aion LX is one of the latest models, equipped with CATL's NCM 811 cells - at 93 kWh, the NEDC range is up to 650 km (404 miles).

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AUTO SALES: Volvo Braces for 2020 Slump as Truck Orders Hit the Brakes

  • Date: 18-10-19
  • Category: AUTO SALES
  • Source: Bloomberg

Volvo Group is preparing for more output cuts after forecasting a slump in truck deliveries next year in North America and Europe on weaker demand.

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SOUTH AFRICA: Case against Marikana mineworkers postponed to February

Mogwase - Anele Zonke and 16 other Marikana mineworkers facing multiple charges relating to the violent strike in 2012, briefly appeared in the North West High Court sitting in Mogwase on Friday.

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RUSSIA: Russia’s Thawing Permafrost May Cost Economy $2.3 Billion a Year

  • Date: 18-10-19
  • Category: RUSSIA
  • Source: Yahoo

Thawing of once permanently frozen ground covering more than half of Russia is putting buildings, pipelines and other infrastructure at risk of damage. With the Arctic warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, that’s a big problem. The economic loss is 50 billion to 150 billion rubles ($2.3 billion) a year, said Alexander Krutikov, deputy minister for the Far East and Arctic development.

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SOUTH AFRICA: South African power generation plan keeps coal in the mix

PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa’s plans to boost electricity generation over the next decade will be a mix of renewable energy and coal power, Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said on Friday, as nationwide power cuts entered a third day.

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