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 2407 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 56263 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 53276 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
Modern grid needed as more renewable energy comes online – SAPVIA SuperUser Account / Monday, March 9, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating South Africa has an installed solar PV capacity of 10.2 GW, 72 GW of renewable-energy projects at an advanced stage of development and a pipeline of 220 GW of renewable-energy projects. However, the industry has reached a critical bottleneck, says industry organisation South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) technical and policy manager Sim Khuluse. Read more
Costs, imports eat away at Mpact’s profits but 2026 is poised for growth SuperUser Account / Monday, March 9, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating After experiencing a demanding period in the year ended December 31, 2025, JSE-listed paper and plastics packaging and recycling company Mpact has managed to grow underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation by 1.2% year-on-year to R1.5-billion. The group reported 5% higher revenue year-on-year at R14-billion but lower headline earnings per share of R3.07, compared with R3.24 in the prior year. Read more
Building confidence index remains stable – FNB/BER SuperUser Account / Monday, March 9, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating The Building Confidence Index, published by financial services firm FNB and research organisation the Bureau for Economic Research (BER), remained relatively stable in the first quarter of the year, decreasing by one point quarter-on-quarter to 42 index points. Quarter-on-quarter, the confidence expressed by building main contractors increased by 11 points, that of quantity surveyors by seven points and subcontractors' confidence increased by five points. Read more
BLSA calls for more convictions following first major State capture conviction SuperUser Account / Monday, March 9, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Progress on improving accountability is finally materialising South Africa; however, the pace is still too slow, business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso writes in her latest weekly newsletter. “Last week’s sentencing of former ANC MP Vincent Smith to seven years’ imprisonment represents the first major State capture conviction, a breakthrough after years of waiting for justice,” she explains. Read more
Lyra Energy begins construction of R4bn Thakadu solar PV plant SuperUser Account / Monday, March 9, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Construction has started on Lyra Energy’s inaugural 255 MW Thakadu solar PV plant, located on the border of South Africa’s Free State and North West provinces, after the R4-billion project reached financial close. In February, Lyra Energy announce that it had entered into power purchase agreements with three private anchor offtakers for a large portion of the electricity to be produced by the Thakadu facility, which is Lyra’s flagship project. Read more