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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.

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 technological explosion of the past three decades has brought about many advantages. Some of these include an increased ease in the way people are doing business. However, there is also a flip side to these advances.

Spintelligent, a global information provider has launched a new global digital portal that publishes global electric energy information, Engerati.

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

Shell’s Stuart Bradford, BP’s Al Cook and the Nordstream pipeline project are amongst the leading industry nominations for the inaugural European Gas Conference Awards which will be announced during the event on 25 January in Vienna.

Shell Energy Europe’s Stuart Bradford says he believes natural gas is not only the fuel of choice today compared to oil and coal – it is economically attractive and emits substantially less Co2 in applications such as power generation.

Brazil’s top infrastructure experts in government and private sectors are gathering in São Paulo next month for the InfraBrasil Expo & Summit to take urgent stock of the country’s preparedness for the upcoming Football World Cup and Olympics.

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.

Guy Broggi, now Senior Advisor to the Director of LNG at TOTAL SA, recently spoke about the tremendous impact American LNG exports will have worldwide, the future of the Asia and Australian markets and Total’s long term investment strategy.