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 2988 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 57045 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 54347 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
Cape Town develops NEV plan; weighs 2 918 vehicles for possible Phase 1 replacement SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 27, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has developed a new-energy vehicle (NEV) adoption plan as part of its broader fleet management framework. This NEV plan establishes a structured and phased approach to transitioning the city’s municipal fleet towards lower- and zero-emission vehicles, says CoCT Corporate Services MMC Theresa Uys. Read more
Gauteng’s nonrevenue water costs between R7bn and R14bn a year SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 27, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating Gauteng’s nonrevenue water levels are equivalent to the volumes of treated water supplying the Western Cape, Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Dr Jack Bloom said on Tuesday. Speaking at the public consultations for the Gauteng Provincial Workshop to review the updated draft Strategic Framework for Water and Sanitation Services, he highlighted how about one in two litres of Gauteng’s treated water supply did not generate revenue. Read more
cidb cracking down on contractors that misrepresent themselves SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 27, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has confirmed that the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) board has resolved to remove 13 additional construction companies from the National Register of Contractors, following findings of misrepresentation in their applications to upgrade their registration grades. This brings the number of contractors that have been removed to 75 in just over two years. Read more
Godlimpi urges aggregation support for small-scale sugarcane growers to access funding SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 27, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating Trade Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Zuko Godlimpi has called for more coordinated and innovative approaches to financing sugarcane growers, particularly smallholder farmers, as South Africa works to realise new sugarcane-based opportunities. . During a Sugar Industry Grower Finance and Government Engagement Workshop hosted on October 26, Godlimpi said small-scale growers are often deemed "unbankable" and therefore suggested that government, financial institutions and industry stakeholders explore mechanisms that enable smaller growers to aggregate their holdings and collectively access finance. Read more
World to add less clean energy capacity this year, renewables agency chief says SuperUser Account / Tuesday, October 27, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating The world will add less clean energy capacity in 2026 for the first time in five years due to inadequate transmission networks and trade barriers, the chief of the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) said. Growth in solar and wind capacity has been accelerating every year since 2021, when the coronavirus pandemic disrupted global supply chains. Clean power installations including hydropower surged a record 692 GW, or 15.5%, to 5 149 GW in 2025 — representing half the world's power capacity. Read more