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 2463 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 56329 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 53354 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
Eskom and ferrochrome producers strike 62c/kWh deal, with Nersa process to follow SuperUser Account / Friday, April 10, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Electricity utility Eskom has announced the conclusion of a much-anticipated 62c/kWh electricity tariff deal with ferrochrome producers Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture and Samancor Chrome. The State-owned company also reiterated that the concluded agreements remained subject to approval by the National Electricity Regulator of South Africa (Nersa). Read more
South African rand slips in early trade; US-Iran talks in focus SuperUser Account / Friday, April 10, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating The South African rand was marginally weaker in early trade on Friday, with its future direction likely to be determined by the outcome of weekend talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad. At 0606 GMT the rand traded at 16.42 against the dollar, about 0.1% weaker than its previous close. Despite the modest fall, the risk-sensitive currency was set to end the week more than 3% stronger versus the dollar. Read more
Vodacom calls for collective action to decarbonise Africa’s digital economy SuperUser Account / Friday, April 10, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating A new research report published by telecommunications group Vodacom highlights Africa’s high vulnerability to climate change, with decarbonisation efforts hampered by critical energy challenges. The White Paper, 'Decarbonising Africa’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Sector', shows that weak grid infrastructure, financial constraints within utilities, complex regulatory environments and unreliable electricity supply continue to slow the adoption of renewable energy across the continent. Read more
More intentional effort and coordination needed to avert gas crisis SuperUser Account / Friday, April 10, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating Amid rising concern about potential industrial disruption when South Africa’s natural gas supply from Mozambique runs out, coupled with awareness of the need to introduce stable baseload energy as coal-fired plants are decommissioned, experts agree that a far more coordinated effort is required to develop gas import infrastructure and gas-to-power capacity in the country. Against this backdrop, there is broad consensus that South Africa will inevitably need liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports to replace pipeline natural gas. However, infrastructure delays, slow procurement processes, regulatory uncertainty and legal challenges are significant bottlenecks. Read more
Coega, Eskom to ensure new nuclear build leads to inclusive growth, skills development SuperUser Account / Thursday, April 9, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating State-owned special economic zone (SEZ) developer the Coega Development Corporation (CDC) and State-owned Eskom have established a three-year strategic framework for cooperation in support of South Africa’s Nuclear New Build Programme (NNBP). The two State-owned entities will collaborate across key focus areas, including infrastructure development, industrialisation and localisation, regulatory and site readiness, skills and supplier development, logistics coordination and socioeconomic investment initiatives. Read more