APO News from Africa: With GE’s Technology, Nigeria’s Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Boosts Power Plant’s Output and Availability: GE executes Performance Improvement Package (PIP) upgrade on two out of six 6B gas turbines; PIP increases plant output by 15% per gas turbine; exceeding expected increase of 6%; Executed PIP will improve plant’s availability and reduce … [Read more...] about With GE’s Technology, Nigeria’s Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Boosts Power Plant’s Output and Availability
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SA News: Southern Africa’s amazing indigenous medicinal plants have been used by inhabitants for centuries
Southern Africa’s amazing indigenous medicinal plants have been used by inhabitants for centuries: Here’s what you need to know about ten of these plants. Buchu has been used in South Africa for centuries by the San and Khoi people for a variety of ailments. Buchu leaves steeped in vinegar ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews MEC urges Mpumalanga residents to part take … [Read more...] about SA News: Southern Africa’s amazing indigenous medicinal plants have been used by inhabitants for centuries
Four SA power plants have less than 10 days’ coal
Four SA power plants have less than 10 days’ coal: Four SA power plants have less than 10 days’ coal: Four South African power plants have fewer than 10 days of coal, with the country's power utility planning on trucking and railing supplies from a facility in the Limpopo province to the stations in Mpumalanga that's about 400 kilometers away. The constraints at … [Read more...] about Four SA power plants have less than 10 days’ coal
Woody plants on the march: trees and shrubs are encroaching across Africa | The Conversation
Woody plants on the march: trees and shrubs are encroaching across Africa: An example of woody plant encroachment over Eagle-Siding in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. D Edwards (1954) and James Puttick (2010). Images courtesy of rePhotoSA.Forests are being cleared by humans at an alarming rate. Since 2000, roughly 20% of Africa’s forests have been wiped out. This … [Read more...] about Woody plants on the march: trees and shrubs are encroaching across Africa | The Conversation
Why plants need an identity | The Conversation
Why plants need an identity: Berzelia stokoei, one of the 3% of plants in South Africa that are found nowhere else in the world. Marinda Koekemoer Plant experts in South Africa have a challenging deadline to meet: gather everything that’s known about the country’s 21 000 indigenous plant species into a formal online record by 2020. Fortunately they are well on their way. It’s … [Read more...] about Why plants need an identity | The Conversation
