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By Keabetswe Shilakwe

PROFIT CENTRE
AES’s pitch to clients is straightforward: run boilers as value-adding profit centres, not cost centres. That means revisiting how steam is generated and used, identifying structural improvements and aligning operational metrics with cost, efficiency, safety and sustainability targets

Firm unpacks use of alternative fuels in boiler sector

5th June 2026

South Africa’s industrial steam users are under pressure, with gas curtailment, volatile diesel prices and tightening emissions standards forcing a rethink on how plants generate heat, says energy... 


LOCAL INVESTMENT The facility was recently visited by Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Willie Aucamp during a review of industrial investment in the region

Boiler upgrades maximise efficiency at fishmeal plant

5th June 2026

Global fishing company Oceana Group has completed a boiler upgrade at its Laaiplek fishmeal plant, in the Western Cape, replacing end-of-life equipment with modern systems designed to increase... 


HEAT VISUALISATION
Vision AI uses continuous thermal surveillance to track temperature profiles in real time

AI camera system enhances furnace, boiler uptime

22nd May 2026

As mining operations pursue reliability and energy efficiency, global refractory and industrial solutions provider DGC Africa is rolling out its Vision AI platform to turn camera infrastructure... 


TESTING BANKABILITY
Curated discussions with decision-makers from utilities, government and finance are intended to pressure-test what is required to move projects forward

Enlit Africa to strengthen relationships

8th May 2026

To bridge the gap between financial institutions and project developers, Enlit Africa 2026 has introduced a range of programmes that increase awareness of stakeholder concerns and align project... 


THE FUTURE IS BESS
Solar-plus-storage is emerging as the default choice for mines, manufacturers and multi-site corporates seeking reliable and affordable power

BESS solutions  become financially viable

8th May 2026

The clear and accelerating pivot from solar-only to hybrid energy solutions across sub-Saharan Africa is owed to cost-effective battery energy storage systems (BESS) making hybrid solutions... 


CLEARING INVASIVE PLANTS 
The clearing of invasive plants is a cost-effective way to free up billions of litres of water in Cape Town’s catchment areas

Cape Town progresses scheme to diversify water supply

8th May 2026

The City of Cape Town is advancing its New Water Programme (NWP) to reduce dependence on rain-fed dams, having allocated R492-million of its 2025/26 budget to the programme. The NWP targets the... 


LEGACY ISSUE Acid mine drainage, particularly in Gauteng, is a long-standing issue, following the post-boom closure of underground gold mines during the twentieth century

Sustainable long-term AMD solutions floated

1st May 2026

With a State-led long-term solution to treating acid mine drainage (AMD) in the Eastern and Central basins of the greater Witwatersrand Goldfields being provisionally deferred to 2040,... 


MINE WATER TREATMENT Water treatment infrastructure forms part of the mine’s integrated water stewardship programme to limit environmental risk

Gold mine focuses on sound water management

1st May 2026

mid a global water scarcity problem, midtier gold miner Gold One’s Modder East mine is targeting reduced freshwater extraction at its operations through an integrated water stewardship programme... 


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