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CSIR water experts warns against excessive water usage in South Africa

Water experts at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have joined calls by government and other organisations urging South Africans to exercise caution when using water as supply in the country is under great pressure and demand continues to rise. South Africa remains a water...

CSIR welcomes announcement of 25 preferred bidders for the Independent Power Producer project

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) welcomes the announcement of the preferred bidders by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) in the fifth round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REI4P). The programme has seen sustain...

45% of available food supply in South Africa wasted, shows new CSIR study

South African businesses and households have been urged to significantly reduce food losses and waste in order to address the country’s hunger problem, while also addressing the associated economic and environmental impacts, including climate impacts. The findings of a recently released CSIR stud...

CSIR releases power sector statistics for first-half of 2021 presenting the extent of loadshedding already experienced whilst highlighting the growing role of clean energy

Media Release 5 August 2021 For immediate release The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has released a half-year update of its periodic annual statistics on utility-scale power generation focussing on the first-half of 2021 (H1-2021). The H1-2021 statistics showed that system ...