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 5699 Article rating: 4.0 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 60013 Article rating: 3.5 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 56825 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
DCT Pier 2 partnership must deliver measurable outcomes, efficient port operations, SAAFF says SuperUser Account / Thursday, December 11, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating The Southern African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) has commended Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) and International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) for the progress made to date on port reform at the Durban Container Terminal (DCT). The parties on December 10 announced the signing of an agreement for the start of a 25-year private sector participation (PSP) deal at the DCT Pier 2 in January. Read more
Polihali dam rockfill reaches 1977 m elevation milestone SuperUser Account / Thursday, December 11, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating Another milestone has been passed as the construction of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase II continues. Polihali dam has reached the rockfill placement milestone of elevation 1 977 – 65 m above the river bed – following high rates of progress in 2025 that saw more than six-million cubic metres of rock placed by the end of November. Read more
Sacci reports BCI increases between September and November SuperUser Account / Thursday, December 11, 2025 0 4 Article rating: No rating The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has reported that its Business Confidence Index (BCI) has improved significantly between September and November, from 121.1 to 132.3. The November BCI was also 14.2 index points higher than in November 2024. Read more
Umoyilanga hybrid power station targets full operations in 2026 as Dassiesridge is completed SuperUser Account / Thursday, December 11, 2025 0 3 Article rating: No rating The 75 MW Umoyilanga hybrid project, which combines solar, wind and battery storage technologies across two sites to produce dispatchable electricity, has taken a step closer to its full commercial operations date (COD) with construction completed at the Dassiesridge site in the Eastern Cape. The project, which was one of the winning bidders under South Africa’s troubled Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) that was overshadowed by the powership bids, is being developed by a consortium involving EDF power solutions and investment company Perpetua Holdings. Read more
Standards have become key powerful tools for trade, development – World Bank SuperUser Account / Thursday, December 11, 2025 0 3 Article rating: No rating In its first report analysing the landscape of global standards, the World Bank has found that a proliferating set of international standards that covers everything from food labelling to the specifications of 5G cellular networks is steadily reshaping the global economic order. These standards are delivering hefty benefits to the wealthy nations and large multinational companies that set them, while leaving many developing countries on the sidelines, it asserts. Read more