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 2437 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 56300 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 53321 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
World Bank flags rising commodity prices, logistics strain amid Middle East conflict SuperUser Account / Friday, March 27, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating The World Bank Group has warned that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is placing increasing pressure on global commodity markets and supply chains, with emerging market economies already feeling the impact. In a statement, the institution said a number of its client countries had raised concerns as disruptions to shipping routes and trade flows begin to drive up costs and heighten supply risks. Read more
Disconnect between power generation, delivery growing – report SuperUser Account / Friday, March 27, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating While State-owned Eskom on March 13 said it had achieved more than 300 consecutive days without needing to implement loadshedding, a milestone reflecting a real and hard-won recovery in generation performance, a new national dataset indicates that, while loadshedding has receded, the lived experience of unreliable power has not. The ‘Wetility 2025 Energy Resilience Report’, based on real-time telemetry from a national network of solar and battery systems, recorded 91 934 unique grid power outages across South Africa in 2025. Read more
Extreme heat is rapidly becoming a major risk in Southern Africa SuperUser Account / Friday, March 27, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Across the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), extreme heat is rapidly increasing and becoming the most urgent climate and health risk across the region. This is the conclusion of a new consensus study, just released by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), and entitled 'Climate Change and Extreme Heat: Strengthening Resilience and Adaptive Capacity in the Southern African Development Community'. “Extreme heat is no longer a distant projection; it is already reshaping the lived realities of millions of people across Southern Africa,” stressed study-leading Expert Panel chairperson Professor Jerome Amir Singh. “This report highlights the urgency of strengthening heat-health preparedness and provides clear, evidence-based pathways for governments and communities to respond.” Read more
Strengthening South Africa’s water sector starts with stabilising its infrastructure SuperUser Account / Friday, March 27, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating As South Africa’s water sector continues to deteriorate, strengthening asset management, infrastructure maintenance and institutional reform will be critical, while tackling high levels of nonrevenue water levels faced by many municipalities will go a long way towards ensuring the country’s water security. Maintenance of municipal water and sanitation infrastructure has been neglected across many municipalities for decades, leaving a “huge” backlog of repairs and refurbishment. Read more
South Africa's policy rate on hold as Iran war seen pushing up inflation SuperUser Account / Thursday, March 26, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating South Africa's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 6.75% in a unanimous decision announced on Thursday. The majority of economists polled by Reuters had expected no change in the repo rate, as the US-Israel war against Iran is expected to spur price pressures in Africa's biggest economy. Read more