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 2993 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 57055 Article rating: 4.0 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 54363 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
SAPA welcomes court’s compensation ruling for compulsory poultry culling SuperUser Account / Friday, October 30, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Industry organisation the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) welcomes the Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on compensation for poultry destroyed at a farm under compulsory disease-control measures in 2021. It says the ruling is a victory for producers and South Africa’s food security. Read more
Shumbasolve launches 6.35 MW solar PV project in Mpumalanga SuperUser Account / Friday, October 30, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Shumbasolve, a partnership between property investment company Moolman Group’s energy platform MPower Energy, Highveld Industrial Park and Fledge Capital, has officially launched the 6.35 MW Shumbasolve Phase 2 fixed ground-mounted solar PV project at Highveld Industrial Park, in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga. Phase 2 will power operations at Highveld Industrial Park, strengthening energy security across its operations. Phase 2 is expected to avoid about 6 000 t/y of CO2 emissions. Read more
The First Rand group has launched a new brand to support sustainable energy development SuperUser Account / Friday, October 30, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating First Rand sister brands FNB, Rand Merchant Bank and WesBank have launched a new, renewable and sustainable energy-focused, brand into the market. It is nav.energy and is aimed at the residential, commercial and industrial market segments. Already operational, its current focus is on solar energy and battery energy storage, but it had also completed biofuel projects and is actively exploring new market opportunities such as energy trading. “It’s a new approach for us,” First Rand Corporate and Commercial Banking chief commercial officer Nicolas Jay told Engineering News Online, in an exclusive interview. “We’re transitioning from being a funder to being an energy service provider. We’re diversifying. We’re moving into an area adjacent to banking and finance, and giving our customers something different.” Read more
Rail industry hails reforms but further recovery hinges on well-executed strategy SuperUser Account / Friday, October 30, 2026 0 12 Article rating: No rating The Department of Transport’s efforts to open the freight rail network to private operators is gaining momentum, but restoring capacity, securing investments and translating policy changes into reliable services remain critical to unlocking the rail sector’s economic potential. South Africa’s rail recovery also presents a fundamental challenge in that government urgently needs to restore a logistics system which has recently suffered from severe bottlenecks, while ensuring that the reforms intended to achieve this create a commercially sustainable and competitive freight market. Read more
Motorcycle market heading for best year since 2008; e-bike sales outpacing the market SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 29, 2026 0 13 Article rating: No rating After a slow start to the year, third-quarter new-motorbike sales have continued the growth trend seen in the second quarter, with sales for the first nine months now up 13.5% compared with the same period last year, says Association of Motorcycle Industry Distributors (AMID) national director Arnold Olivier. He says the commercial segment has shown overall growth of 10.2%. Within this segment, conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) machines are up by 8%, while electric bike (e-bike) sales continue to grow strongly, recording 35% growth. Read more