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 5638 Article rating: 4.0 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 59854 Article rating: 3.5 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 56699 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
Digital Parks Africa, Master Power Technologies get European energy efficiency certifications SuperUser Account / Friday, November 14, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating Data centre services company Digital Parks Africa (DPA) has been certified as a participant in the European Commission’s Code of Conduct for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres, while industrial power company Master Power Technologies has been certified as an endorser of the same code of conduct. The certification is managed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and recognises data centres that voluntarily commit to implementing best practices in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. Read more
Nersa notes Sasol Gas's max price adjustment down by 6% for Jan to March 2026 SuperUser Account / Friday, November 14, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating JSE-listed chemicals and energy company Sasol’s gas subsidiary Sasol Gas had submitted information to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) in support of its maximum gas price adjustment for the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, covering the period from January 1 to March 31, 2026. As a result of the adjustment, Sasol Gas’s maximum gas price for the third quarter is R85.10/GJ a year, which represents a 6% decrease from the previous quarter’s maximum gas price level of R90.57/GJ, Nersa says. Read more
Mukona Group acquires Mega Pile, to provide geotechnical services across Southern Africa SuperUser Account / Friday, November 14, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating Geotechnical engineering firm Mukona Group has acquired South African geotechnical investigations, piling and lateral support company Mega Pile to create a comprehensive geotechnical services provider for Southern Africa. The combined group can deliver a range of turnkey solutions, from site investigations, drilling and lab testing to design, piling, lateral support and ground improvement techniques. Read more
Property ownership certainty key to South Africa’s real estate growth, Growthpoint CEO warns SuperUser Account / Friday, November 14, 2025 0 7 Article rating: No rating Growthpoint Properties CEO Estienne de Klerk has raised concerns over uncertainty in property ownership, warning that the issue could hinder investment and development in the real estate sector. The caution comes amid controversy surrounding the Expropriation Act, enacted in December 2024, which allows the government to expropriate property for nil compensation if deemed in the public interest. Read more
Developer urges use of pension funds to fuel local construction growth SuperUser Account / Friday, November 14, 2025 0 7 Article rating: No rating South African pension funds should be used more aggressively to finance local construction, Oceans Umhlanga Development chairperson and developer Vivian Reddy has said, arguing that current offshore investments divert resources that could rather be used to create jobs within the country. "I believe one of the unfortunate situations in South Africa is [that] Section 28 in the Pension Funds Act allows you to take money offshore. They increased the threshold from 30% to 45% for pension funds of South African workers to be invested offshore, creating employment in Portugal, London, the US, and the rest of the world, when the employment should be created right here in South Africa," Reddy told delegates at the 2025 National Construction Summit, in Ekurhuleni, on November 13. Read more