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Opening up the power generation sector to independent power producers is imperative as Eskom has shown some of its limits, such as severe funding shortfall, an extremely tight power system, and new-build projects being continuously delayed while power demand shoots. The dominant position of Eskom in power generation, transmission, and distribution ...

The offshore oil and gas (O&G) services market is witnessing uncertainty amid the global slump in crude oil price that started in H2, 2014 affecting economies and several industries. Major international and national oil companies have resorted to controlling their capital investments and laying off employees to reduce expenses. The highest level of...

Telemedicine Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa offers comprehensive analysis of the telemedicine landscape in key Sub-Saharan African countries. The South African telemedicine market forms the core of this study. In addition, case studies of four key countries are presented. The study provides an overview of the main initiatives in South Africa, and an...

Increasing focus by end-users on reliability and safety is expected to mobilise the industrial compressor services market. Repairs and maintenance activities have assumed greater significance post the 2008-09 economic recession, which diminished the capital expenditure for new projects. The impact of European Union sanctions (on account of the geo-...

Indonesia, which is part of BRIICS group, has a large non-ferrous metals and mining market. The macro trends such as high GDP, FDI investment, and investment in non-ferrous projects drive the sectors such as aluminium, copper, nickel, tin, and so on. These are high growth sectors catering to the domestic market as well as to the other nearby APAC r...

While economic uncertainty will impact new projects of oil and gas, and construction, the established/existing industrial base will continue to seek laboratory analytical services. Stringent enforcement of regulations and growth in local populace coupled with increase in number of expats, especially in GCC countries has translated into greater de...

The Indian water and wastewater treatment market is growing and gaining widespread attention. The World Bank commented that India could comfortably achieve 7.5% gross domestic product (GDP) growth every year, but not 8.0% unless it implements effective water management strategies. Government agencies are implementing regulatory and funding mechanis...

Solar PV is the most advantageous of renewable power sources. In most parts of the world, light is abundant throughout the year, and solar PV is a low-investment, minimal-maintenance option. Unlike wind farms that require extensive land, resource optimization is possible with solar PV. In addition, developers can execute projects in as quickly as 3...

The architecture of the global energy market is changing. The market model is transforming from highly centralized power distribution into decentralized, distributed energy management enabled by intelligent software and new approaches to data management. Three trends—digitalization, decentralization, and decarbonization—are steering the transformat...