Empowering the Kwa-Madiba community

dc.contributor.authorBonthuys, Gideon Johannes
dc.contributor.authorVan Dijk, Marco
dc.contributor.authorBhagwan, Jayant
dc.contributor.emailmarco.vandijk@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-08T05:00:09Z
dc.date.available2016-08-08T05:00:09Z
dc.date.issued2016-06
dc.description.abstractThe electrification of urban areas in South Africa, including many informal settlements, reached its culmination during recent years. However, the electrification of rural areas still has a long way to go before most of the rural communities will be provided with a reliable and sustainable electricity supply. The national electricity grid, managed by the parastatal ESKOM, has been experiencing problems due to various reasons, particularly since 2008. The further development of rural electrification is currently on the back burner, mainly due to the shortage in the generation capacity available to ESKOM, which needs to be made available to the users already connected to the national grid. The increases in the price of electricity are starting to be felt by urban and rural communities alike. The primary electricity infrastructure (coal-fired power stations, major supply lines and distribution of electricity within urban areas) is rapidly becoming insufficient and cannot sustain a supply against the demand for electricity from the existing and future users connected to the national grid.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentCivil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2016en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipis research project was funded by the Department of Science and Technology and the Water Research Commission whose support is acknowledged with gratitude.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.civils.org.za/en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBonthuys, G, Van Dijk, M & Bhagwan, J 2016, 'Empowering the Kwa-Madiba community', Civil Engineering, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 17-21.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1021-2000
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/56230
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSouth African Institution of Civil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.rightsSouth African Institution of Civil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.subjectESKOMen_ZA
dc.subjectElectricity infrastructureen_ZA
dc.subjectPriceen_ZA
dc.subjectNational griden_ZA
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-07
dc.subject.otherSDG-07: Affordable and clean energy
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-09
dc.subject.otherSDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-11
dc.subject.otherSDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-13
dc.subject.otherSDG-13: Climate action
dc.titleEmpowering the Kwa-Madiba communityen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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