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 53783 Rate this article: 4.0
NRWDI outlines steps being taken to prepare for safe interim storage of nuclear waste SuperUser Account / Friday, July 10, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Buoyed by several significant milestones that the National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI) has achieved over the past year, CEO Riedewaan Bakardien is upbeat its prospects for shaping the future of South Africa’s nuclear waste management landscape and the back-end management of the nuclear fuel cycle. In a wide-ranging interview with Engineering News & Mining Weekly, he delved into the NRWDI’s developing plans to strengthen the country’s long-term radioactive waste management capability through critical research and development, skills developing, technology localisation and the creation of high-quality employment opportunities. Read more
Effectiveness of virtual power plants being proven in South Africa SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 9, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating Virtual power plants (VPPs) have been tested and are being proven in South Africa, and their widespread use could reduce the need to build some new transmission and distribution infrastructure while ensuring that the network is stable and reliable. These plants could defer some grid capital expenditure by providing energy services in a localised area, thereby reducing congestion on the grid, climate and energy strategy advisory firm Meridian Economics climate, policy and energy analyst Nic van Doesburgh has said. Read more
Collaboration key to energy security, transition – dialogue SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 9, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating With South Africa’s energy sector at a defining moment, with a dual imperative to ensure energy security and a credible transition to a sustainable low-carbon economy, this requires collaboration and a broader role for professional organisations. This was highlighted by speakers during professional organisation the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers’ (SAIEE’s) Strategic Leadership Dialogue, held in collaboration with State-owned utility Eskom and statutory body the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), at the Eskom Academy of Learning, in Midrand, on July 8. Read more
Steering committee to be set up to fast-track Vaal Gamagara project SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 9, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has resolved to establish a political steering committee to monitor and fast-track the implementation of the R14.9-billion Vaal Gamagara bulk water supply scheme project (VGBWSS), in Northern Cape. Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo, during a site visit this week, said that, under the political steering committee, the project managers would be expected to report on a monthly basis on the progress of the project. Read more
Collision repair sector must keep pace as cars become more advanced – Sambra SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 9, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating The growing presence of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in less expensive vehicles is reshaping South Africa’s collision repair industry, warns the South African Motor Body Repairers' Association (Sambra). Features that once appeared only on premium cars – such as blind-spot assist, automatic braking and lane-keeping assist – are now increasingly standard across everyday passenger vehicles. Read more