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What the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa

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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.

AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY

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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.
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BluEnergy, Ekurhuleni enter landmark R360m solar partnership at Springs Fresh Produce Market

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JSE-listed Blu Label Unlimited subsidiary BluEnergy and its development partner IBS Crafts have entered into a partnership with the City of Ekurhuleni for the development of a R360-million solar project in Springs. The 25.6 MW solar project at the Springs Fresh Produce Market will transform the market’s roof and surrounding unused land into a power-generating asset and will supply renewable electricity to the city under a 20-year power purchase agreement.

Revised national AI policy paper expected in March

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Speaking at African law firm Bowmans’ X Tech 2026 event series, on October 21, Department of Communications and Digital Technologies Media and Content Branch deputy director-general Jeanette Morwane said the revised national AI policy would likely be submitted to Cabinet in March 2027. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi withdrew the draft AI policy following revelations that it had been compiled using AI and contained “various fictitious sources in its reference list”, according to Malatsi’s statement at the time.

Roadmap outlined to turn gas supply crisis into transformative opportunity

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As South Africa faces a gas cliff – precipitated by waning supply from Mozambique’s Pande and Temane fields – some in the local gas sector believe the challenge could be leveraged to help transform and strengthen the industry. In its updated Gas Roadmap, published earlier this year, the Industrial Gas Users Association-Southern Africa (IGUA-SA) identifies natural gas as one of the most immediate levers for South Africa’s industrial and economic renewal.

Rise in South Africa’s logistics cost burden to R1. ...

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South Africa’s logistics cost burden is at its highest level in more than two decades, with a new analysis projecting that the cost of moving goods through the country will reach a record R1.16-trillion in 2026, equivalent to 14.6% of GDP. These findings are contained in the 2026 edition of the 'State of Logistics' report, produced by consultative research firm the GAIN Group, which has been analysing South Africa’s logistics costs since 2023.

Industry, civil society, academia welcome Treasury’s fiscal discipline amid weak growth

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Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) views the 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) as proof that government’s fiscal discipline is working. The organisation has welcomed the National Treasury’s ensuring that South Africa’s government debt decreased despite the US-Israel conflict against Iran having been launched three days after the February Budget.
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