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 2349 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 56175 Article rating: 5.0 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 53210 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
Experts unpack pertinent grid constraint issues SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 3, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s electricity transmission grid constraints pose challenges such as delaying projects and hampering electricity investment; however, the impact of this is fully understood by stakeholders, and therefore, interventions are under way to mitigate this, with collaboration pivotal to this process. This was indicated by speakers participating in Creamer Media’s “Investing in South Africa’s Electricity Transmission Grid” webinar on February 3. The panel – facilitated by Brian Day, and ... Read more
New project management office set up to support Sarem implementation SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 3, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating A project management office (PMO) has been established to support the implementation of the South African Renewable Energy Master Plan (Sarem) – the country’s industrialisation strategy for the renewable energy and battery storage value chains approved in 2025. The PMO will be based at the Independent Power Producers Office, in Centurion, Pretoria. Read more
Infrastructure crisis highlights urgent need for engineers to occupy ‘meaningful seat at table' SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 3, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Amid a national maintenance “crisis” and slow delivery against government’s R1-trillion infrastructure commitment, Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) believes it has now become urgent for engineers to occupy a “meaningful seat at the decision-making table”. In an address to the media, CESA president Dr Vishal Haripersad argued that engineers remained “vastly underrepresented on government boards, statutory bodies, and strategic advisory forums”. Read more
ECSA supports Zambian counterpart in its bid to join international alliance SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 3, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating As part of ongoing efforts to align Zambia’s engineering standards with internationally recognised best practices, engineering professionals regulators the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) held a two-day bilateral engagement. The engagement supported the EIZ’s preparation to submit its application for provisional or full signatory status to engineering education standards organisation the International Engineering Alliance (IEA) under the Washington Accord, ECSA says. Read more
Salga urges consistent municipal payment amid rising debt, better service delivery demanded SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 3, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating The South African Local Government Association (Salga) is urging government departments, businesses and households to meet their obligations by paying for municipal services, including rates and taxes, as it expressed concerns about rising municipal debt owing to arrears. Salga Gauteng chairperson Jongizizwe Dlabathi explained that weak revenue collection systems, high consumer debt, ineffective credit control and inadequate enforcement mechanisms contributed significantly to deteriorating municipal cash flows. Read more