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 2579 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 56517 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 53526 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
Nersa extends deadline for comments on electricity market code and rules SuperUser Account / Tuesday, May 26, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has extended the deadline for written comments on the Market Code and Market Rules needed before the South African Electricity Wholesale Market (SAWEM) can be implemented. The deadline for written comments has been extended to June 22 from May 29 and the regulator also announced that it would host virtual public hearings on July 1. Read more
Water Resources agency one step closer to establishment SuperUser Account / Tuesday, May 26, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Major milestones have been passed in the establishment of the South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency (SANWRIA), and the operationalisation of the new State-owned water agency is steadily progressing. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on Tuesday said that the new agency’s board of directors has been approved by Cabinet and the official registration of its name now under way. Read more
Eskom and ferrochrome smelters make case for ‘win-win’ 62c/kWh tariff, amid transparency ... SuperUser Account / Monday, May 25, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating Although Eskom confirmed that it would not make a profit from the sale of electricity to two ferrochrome producers at a tariff of 62c/kWh, the State-owned company nevertheless argued that the costs associated with forgoing the 12.8 TWh of yearly demand arising from the smelters would be larger and more damaging. Specifically, Eskom said the deal would allow it to avoid a R56-billion “downside risk” associated with take-or-pay coal contracts, while safeguarding R42.5-billion in revenue over the period of the smelter contracts, which also had take-or-pay commitments. Read more
Etana, Growthpoint, Cape Town pioneer pooled renewable electricity wheeling SuperUser Account / Monday, May 25, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating Energy trader Etana Energy, JSE-listed real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties and the City of Cape Town have successfully implemented the first pooled wheeling of renewable electricity model across multiple properties within the city’s municipal network. Building on the City of Cape Town’s first renewable electricity wheeling pilot, launched with Growthpoint and Etana in 2023, the parties say the new pooled wheeling model represents the next evolution of municipal wheeling. Read more
Cape Town’s Metal Theft Unit closes 136 non-compliant scrap traders; recovers 800 kg of ... SuperUser Account / Monday, May 25, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating In the ten months between July last year and April this year, the City of Cape Town’s (CoCT’s) Metal Theft Unit made 88 arrests and recovered more than a kilometre of stolen cable and more than 800 kg of stolen metal. The unit also completed 5 979 patrols in hotspot areas, executed 1 257 scrapyard compliance inspections, responded to 423 complaints from the public, and issued 3 095 fines for various by-law transgressions. Read more