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 2424 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 56279 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 53301 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
Anthem already mulling addition of batteries at 475 MW Notsi PV project SuperUser Account / Tuesday, March 17, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Anthem CEO James Cumming says there is a “high probability” of a battery energy storage system (BESS) being integrated into its massive 475 MWac (620 MWdc) Notsi solar PV project in the Free State, with the site having already been permitted to include BESS. The South African independent power producer started construction on the R9-billion project in March following financial close, which was concluded on the back of 20-year-plus offtake agreements with electricity traders Discovery Green and NOA. Read more
Recovery in new-car sales driven by bargain-hunting – TransUnion SuperUser Account / Tuesday, March 17, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s new-vehicle market last year recorded its strongest level in more than a decade, with passenger-car sales reaching 422 103 units, which translates into 20.1% year-on-year growth. According to TransUnion South Africa’s ‘Fourth Quarter 2025 Mobility Insights Report’, this number reflects a clear recovery, but with the underlying patterns revealing a market increasingly shaped by value and intensifying competition. Read more
Parliamentary Committee concerned over lack of communications between defence industry and ... SuperUser Account / Tuesday, March 17, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating The absence of a direct line of communication between government and the national defence industry has been flagged as a matter of concern by Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD). It warned that this omission weakened the defence sector’s ability to help grow the country’s economy. There was a need for stronger collaboration between the defence industry and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) and the Department of Defence (DoD), affirmed the committee. This would allow the development of strategies that would allow the industry to achieve its full potential. Read more
DMPR accelerates domestic petroleum policy in bid for resilience SuperUser Account / Monday, March 16, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating As the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) works to enact new oil and gas-focused frameworks and regulations to promote local production and ensure the country is not as dependent on volatile global supplies, North-West University Business School Professor Raymond Parsons implores that any new policies must be cohesive, clear, coordinated and communicated effectively. Fears of the Brent crude oil price reaching $150/bl if the Strait of Hormuz is closed for a long period as a result of the Middle East conflict have increased, with some stakeholders starting to consider the war to likely be protracted – which has significant impacts on oil-dependent economies such as South Africa. Read more
Eskom’s direct customers to pay 8.76% more from April SuperUser Account / Monday, March 16, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating Eskom will start implementing a tariff increase of 8.76% from April 1, as approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa for the 2026/27 financial year. This tariff adjustment will apply for customers supplied directly by Eskom. Read more