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Understanding standby, Prime and continuous gensets
The increasing reliance of South African businesses on generator sets (gensets) to mitigate power disruptions highlights a crucial need for proper selection based on specific operational demands....
Installing higher efficiency motors can help address energy crisis
Energy-intensive industries, such as mining, are increasingly seeking out ways to reduce energy consumption, and the use of the latest motor and drive technology can play a significant role....
Firm hails efficiency plan’s stance on electric motors
Plan to apply the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for low-voltage electric motors in South Africa have been hailed by solutions provider WEG Africa as an exciting step toward energy...
Founded in 1961, WEG has grown into a global solutions provider of industrial electrical technologies. WEG is one of the largest electric motor manufacturers in the world producing more than...
WEG Africa applauds energy standards that drive motor efficiency
In a country where most electric motors are not energy efficient, the announcement by South Africa’s government of its plans to introduce Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) is not a day...
WEG motors and drives are key players in South Africa's energy solution strategy
With the continued energy poverty being experienced in South Africa, motors and drives are set to play an ever more crucial role in industry’s energy solution strategy. The manufacturing and...
Specialist gains traction in oil, gas sector
Africa is “hungry for electricity”, and electrical specialist Zest WEG is seeing growing demand from the oil and gas sector, from both upstream and midstream facilities as nations on the continent...
First skid delivered to Free State client
Prefabricated deployment solutions developer Turnkey Modular rolled out the first of multiple solar alternating current (ac), low-voltage/medium-voltage, step-up skid or ‘E-Houses’ in July for...
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Minbos MD steps down; acting CEO appointed amid Angola licence delays
Australia-listed Minbos Resources on Friday announced the immediate resignation of MD Lindsay Reed and the appointment of chief marketing and strategy officer Rob Newbold as acting CEO, as the...
Aeris to acquire Peel Mining in Cobar basin consolidation
Australian miner Aeris Resources has announced the acquisition of Peel Mining in a transaction that will consolidate the South Cobar copper assets with the Tritton operations and create a larger...
Hitachi Construction Machinery Africa highlights electric, hybrid haulage at Mining Indaba
At this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba, Hitachi Construction Machinery Africa used its presence to showcase its broad mining equipment range and growing focus on low-carbon and...