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 2994 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 57056 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 54365 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
IGUA-SA calls for Presidential intervention to place gas import infrastructure back on track SuperUser Account / Friday, October 30, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating Industry organisation the Industrial Gas Users Association – Southern Africa (IGUA-SA) has called for urgent intervention by the Presidency to place the creation of gas midstream infrastructure back on track in South Africa. Not one of the four bids met the mandatory criteria under bid window one of the Gas Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (GASIPPPP) and no preferred bidders were appointed. One of the main reasons given by the Department of Electricity and Energy was that bidders could not provide the required assurances of gas supply. Read more
SAPA welcomes court’s compensation ruling for compulsory poultry culling SuperUser Account / Friday, October 30, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating Industry organisation the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) welcomes the Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on compensation for poultry destroyed at a farm under compulsory disease-control measures in 2021. It says the ruling is a victory for producers and South Africa’s food security. Read more
Shumbasolve launches 6.35 MW solar PV project in Mpumalanga SuperUser Account / Friday, October 30, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating Shumbasolve, a partnership between property investment company Moolman Group’s energy platform MPower Energy, Highveld Industrial Park and Fledge Capital, has officially launched the 6.35 MW Shumbasolve Phase 2 fixed ground-mounted solar PV project at Highveld Industrial Park, in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga. Phase 2 will power operations at Highveld Industrial Park, strengthening energy security across its operations. Phase 2 is expected to avoid about 6 000 t/y of CO2 emissions. Read more
The First Rand group has launched a new brand to support sustainable energy development SuperUser Account / Friday, October 30, 2026 0 8 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 13 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