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 2359 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
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AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY SuperUser Account / Thursday, February 12, 2015 0 53235 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
Nordex supplying 33 wind turbines to private projects in Western Cape SuperUser Account / Monday, February 9, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Wind turbine technology provider Nordex Energy South Africa (NESA) is supplying 33 wind turbines to the Zen and Bergriver wind projects, in the Western Cape, which will have a combined capacity of 194 MW. The projects are majority owned by ACCIONA Energía, with H1 Capital and Chariot Limited owning the 49% balance. Read more
BLSA calls on Ramaphosa to clarify policy as electricity reforms backslide SuperUser Account / Monday, February 9, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating The release of the latest Reform Tracker Quarterly Review by business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) has shown that there has been broad progress across government’s reform agenda, with one notable exception – electricity. “While loadshedding is thankfully a thing of the past, we must not be complacent,” says BLSA CEO Busi Mavuso in her latest newsletter, published on February 9. Read more
Dipak Patel appointed new deputy chair of Presidential Climate Commission SuperUser Account / Monday, February 9, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dipak Patel as deputy chairperson of the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) for a tenure running from 2026 to 2030 in line with Section 10 (8) of the Climate Change Act. In a statement, Ramaphosa said Patel’s appointment would strengthen the commission’s work on climate finance, investment mobilisation, and the delivery of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition objectives. Read more
Sars the 'standard-bearer for capable State' – Ramaphosa SuperUser Account / Monday, February 9, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday applauded the turnaround of South African Revenue Service, saying its rebuilding illustrates the value of Commissions of Inquiry. Ramaphosa wrote in his weekly letter to the nation that the commission of inquiry into Sars unearthed wrongdoing and proposed steps to ensure that there is no recurrence. Last week, Ramaphosa visited the Sars National Command Centre in Tshwane to commend and congratulate its staff and leadership on their work. Ramaphosa gave credit to Sars' leadership and staff for diligently implementing the commission’s recommendations. He pointed out that in the last financial year, Sars achieved the highest revenue collection in the tax authority’s history, collecting R2.3-trillion. “These revenues collected into the fiscus return to our citizens as lifeblood. Basic services are delivered, social grants are paid out to society’s most vulnerable, public infrastructure is built and maintained, and the machinery of government is kept running,” he stated. Read more
Nersa says Eskom can increase charges more than previously approved SuperUser Account / Monday, February 9, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating South Africa's energy regulator said on Sunday that it granted State utility Eskom larger electricity rate increases for its next two financial years than originally set after admitting errors in its earlier calculations. Eskom's prices will now rise 8.76% in April this year and 8.83% in April 2027 instead of 5.36% and 6.19%, regulator Nersa said in a statement. Read more