SuperUser Account / Thursday, February 12, 2015 / Categories: AfriCoast Energy AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY Renewable energy engineering firm AfiCoast Engineers SA has announced that a new company, AfriCoast Energy, will now be responsible for all future renewable energy projects - particulary wind and solar - while it will also play a key role in guiding AfriCoast Engineers' current basket of renewable energy projects. Next Article AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED Print 53236 Rate this article: 4.0
Rail volumes rising but private impetus needed to reach 250Mt target SuperUser Account / Monday, February 9, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Transnet CEO Advocate Michelle Phillips insists there will be no turning back from current yearly railed volume levels of above 160-million tons. But she has also reiterated that private sector participation (PSP) will be central to achieving the “country target” of 250-million tons by 2030. In a podcast interview at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, Phillips said that volumes had fallen to a low of 149-million tons in 2022/23 and had since recovered to 160.1-million tons in 2024/25. In the six month to September 30, 2025, Transnet reported a 4.4% period-on-period rise in rail volumes to 81.4-million tons. Read more
Afrirent acquires Busmark to expand its transport portfolio SuperUser Account / Monday, February 9, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Fleet management services company Afrirent has acquired bus manufacturer Busmark as part of Busmark's exit from business rescue as a going concern. The transaction is part of Afrirent’s strategic expansion that integrates high-capacity vehicle manufacturing into its existing suite of fleet management, telematics and logistics services. Read more
Nordex supplying 33 wind turbines to private projects in Western Cape SuperUser Account / Monday, February 9, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating Wind turbine technology provider Nordex Energy South Africa (NESA) is supplying 33 wind turbines to the Zen and Bergriver wind projects, in the Western Cape, which will have a combined capacity of 194 MW. The projects are majority owned by ACCIONA Energía, with H1 Capital and Chariot Limited owning the 49% balance. Read more
BLSA calls on Ramaphosa to clarify policy as electricity reforms backslide SuperUser Account / Monday, February 9, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating The release of the latest Reform Tracker Quarterly Review by business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has shown that there has been broad progress across government’s reform agenda, with one notable exception – electricity. “While loadshedding is thankfully a thing of the past, we must not be complacent,” says BLSA CEO Busi Mavuso in her latest newsletter, published on February 9. Read more
Dipak Patel appointed new deputy chair of Presidential Climate Commission SuperUser Account / Monday, February 9, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dipak Patel as deputy chairperson of the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) for a tenure running from 2026 to 2030 in line with Section 10 (8) of the Climate Change Act. In a statement, Ramaphosa said Patel’s appointment would strengthen the commission’s work on climate finance, investment mobilisation, and the delivery of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition objectives. Read more