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 5632 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 59845 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 56690 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 switches on landfill-gas-to-energy plant SuperUser Account / Wednesday, November 12, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Urban Waste Management MMC Grant Twigg this week powered up the city’s new gas-to-energy plant at the Coastal Park Landfill. The plant generates enough electricity to power 4 300 households by converting landfill gas to power. Read more
Public Works and Infrastructure department joins Green Building Council SuperUser Account / Wednesday, November 12, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson says his department has joined the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA). Speaking at the GBCSA’s Green Building Convention in Cape Town this week, Macpherson noted that the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) would pursue New Build 4-Star and Green Star certifications, as well as Sustainable Urban Precinct ratings for its developments. Read more
Vodacom, Starlink partner for Africa connectivity SuperUser Account / Wednesday, November 12, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating Telecommunications company Vodacom Group has entered into a pivotal agreement with satellite broadband provider Starlink to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband Internet to millions of businesses across Africa and to expand rural network coverage. The collaboration marks a crucial step in bridging the digital divide and unlocking new opportunities for economic growth, education and innovation across Africa. Read more
Industrial gas users call for Presidency-led intervention to avert ‘gas cliff’ SuperUser Account / Wednesday, November 12, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating The Industrial Gas Users Association–South Africa (IGUA-SA) is calling for the creation of a new structure under The Presidency to coordinate the actions needed to avert the ‘gas cliff’ faced by industrial consumers by 2030 and to lay the foundations for longer-term security of supply and demand growth. The proposal for the establishment of a National Gas Project Team, which would operate along lines similar to structures established to tackle the electricity and logistics crises, is included in a new ‘Gas Roadmap’ document released by IGUA-SA on November 12. Read more
Godongwana outlines plans for shifting spending focus towards infrastructure SuperUser Account / Wednesday, November 12, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has outlined several initiatives being undertaken to finally begin shifting the composition of government spending from consumption to capital investment, including plans for a R15-billion infrastructure bond in the coming months. Such a shift has been signalled for several years, but the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) reaffirms that capital payments will be the fastest-growing area of spending over the coming three years, with plans also advancing to accelerate private sector participation in the financing and delivery of infrastructure. Read more