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 2720 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 56737 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 53777 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
Effectiveness of virtual power plants being proven in South Africa SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 9, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating Virtual power plants (VPPs) have been tested and are being proven in South Africa, and their widespread use could reduce the need to build some new transmission and distribution infrastructure while ensuring that the network is stable and reliable. These plants could defer some grid capital expenditure by providing energy services in a localised area, thereby reducing congestion on the grid, climate and energy strategy advisory firm Meridian Economics climate, policy and energy analyst Nic van Doesburgh has said. Read more
Collaboration key to energy security, transition – dialogue SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 9, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating With South Africa’s energy sector at a defining moment, with a dual imperative to ensure energy security and a credible transition to a sustainable low-carbon economy, this requires collaboration and a broader role for professional organisations. This was highlighted by speakers during professional organisation the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers’ (SAIEE’s) Strategic Leadership Dialogue, held in collaboration with State-owned utility Eskom and statutory body the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), at the Eskom Academy of Learning, in Midrand, on July 8. Read more
Steering committee to be set up to fast-track Vaal Gamagara project SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 9, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has resolved to establish a political steering committee to monitor and fast-track the implementation of the R14.9-billion Vaal Gamagara bulk water supply scheme project (VGBWSS), in Northern Cape. Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo, during a site visit this week, said that, under the political steering committee, the project managers would be expected to report on a monthly basis on the progress of the project. Read more
Collision repair sector must keep pace as cars become more advanced – Sambra SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 9, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating The growing presence of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in less expensive vehicles is reshaping South Africa’s collision repair industry, warns the South African Motor Body Repairers' Association (Sambra). Features that once appeared only on premium cars – such as blind-spot assist, automatic braking and lane-keeping assist – are now increasingly standard across everyday passenger vehicles. Read more
naamsa extols auto support programme’s benefits as it hits back at APDP critics SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 9, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating naamsa | The Automotive Business Council has hit back at critics describing the Automotive Production and Development Plan (APDP) as a honeypot, while also questioning the argument in favour of scrapping the government support programme to enable a reduction in the country’s value-added tax (VAT) rate. The auto industry body says national government supports the domestic automotive industry as “the returns far exceed the incentives”. Read more