SMME Support as of July 2020 SMME Support as of July 2020 What the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 21, 2020 0 2993 Article rating: 5.0 The purpose of this presentation is to provide the information on what the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa. Read more
AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED SuperUser Account / Monday, April 13, 2015 0 57055 Article rating: 4.0 FOLLOWING significant growth in the renewable energy business, AfriCoast Engineers SA has developed a sister company to exapnd its vision. Read more
AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY SuperUser Account / Thursday, February 12, 2015 0 54363 Article rating: 4.0 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. Read more
The First Rand group has launched a new brand to support sustainable energy development SuperUser Account / Friday, October 30, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating First Rand sister brands FNB, Rand Merchant Bank and WesBank have launched a new, renewable and sustainable energy-focused, brand into the market. It is nav.energy and is aimed at the residential, commercial and industrial market segments. Already operational, its current focus is on solar energy and battery energy storage, but it had also completed biofuel projects and is actively exploring new market opportunities such as energy trading. “It’s a new approach for us,” First Rand Corporate and Commercial Banking chief commercial officer Nicolas Jay told Engineering News Online, in an exclusive interview. “We’re transitioning from being a funder to being an energy service provider. We’re diversifying. We’re moving into an area adjacent to banking and finance, and giving our customers something different.” Read more
Rail industry hails reforms but further recovery hinges on well-executed strategy SuperUser Account / Friday, October 30, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating The Department of Transport’s efforts to open the freight rail network to private operators is gaining momentum, but restoring capacity, securing investments and translating policy changes into reliable services remain critical to unlocking the rail sector’s economic potential. South Africa’s rail recovery also presents a fundamental challenge in that government urgently needs to restore a logistics system which has recently suffered from severe bottlenecks, while ensuring that the reforms intended to achieve this create a commercially sustainable and competitive freight market. Read more
Motorcycle market heading for best year since 2008; e-bike sales outpacing the market SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 29, 2026 0 13 Article rating: No rating After a slow start to the year, third-quarter new-motorbike sales have continued the growth trend seen in the second quarter, with sales for the first nine months now up 13.5% compared with the same period last year, says Association of Motorcycle Industry Distributors (AMID) national director Arnold Olivier. He says the commercial segment has shown overall growth of 10.2%. Within this segment, conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) machines are up by 8%, while electric bike (e-bike) sales continue to grow strongly, recording 35% growth. Read more
Enpower Trading confirms delivery of renewable electricity to Sappi sites SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 29, 2026 0 14 Article rating: No rating Licensed electricity trader Enpower Trading reports that it is delivering between 8 GWh and 16 GWh of wheeled renewable electricity monthly to three Sappi sites in line with a five-year corporate power purchase agreement and that it is aiming to extend supply to a fourth site. The renewable electricity is being supplied through Enpower Trading’s renewable-energy portfolio, including generation from SolarAfrica Energy’s SunCentral solar project in the Northern Cape. Read more
South Africa unveils Durban as bid city for 2036 or 2040 Olympics SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 29, 2026 0 15 Article rating: No rating The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) unveiled the coastal city of Durban as its preferred host to bring the Olympics to Africa for the first time. South Africa will bid for either the 2036 or 2040 Games, SASCOC acting president Lwandile Simelane told reporters on Thursday. Read more