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What the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa

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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.

AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY

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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.
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South Africa unpacks big pricing and load factor changes to inaugural gas-to-power procurement

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Significant amendments to the request for proposal (RFP) documentation for South Africa’s much-delayed procurement of 2 000 MW of gas-to-power capacity have been unpacked, including an updated fuel pricing formula and an increase in the minimum load factor to 50% for the 20-year duration of the power purchase agreement. Independent Power Producer Office (IPPO) head Precious Edward also used a virtual briefing on the Gas to Power Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme, or GASIPPPP, to reaffirm government’s commitment to the new bid submission deadline of May 29, 2026 – this, for a programme initially launched on December 14, 2023, with an August 30, 2024, deadline.

Enpower afforded access to trade electricity in Southern African Power Pool

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Cape Town-based independent power trading company Enpower Trading has become the first private South African-incorporated company to secure conditional market participant membership from the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP). The conditional market participant membership allows Enpower to transact across SAPP’s regional platform, enabling both cross-border electricity imports and exports, and sets the stage for a more dynamic and competitive Southern African energy market.

Wind power skills being developed at Sarens’ Cape Town-based academy

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Global crane rental, heavy lift and engineered transport group Sarens has highlighted the capabilities of its training centre in Cape Town, the Sarens Academy South Africa, particularly its focus on developing the skills required by the country’s, and the region’s, growing wind power sector. The wind power training and skills development courses provided by the academy are aligned with the standards of the Global Wind Organisation (GWO). “The wind industry in South Africa will generate between ...

Rate cuts positive turn for South Africa households, however financial strain remains

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Despite some interest rate relief for South African households during the first half of 2025, financial pressures remain. While the Altron FinTech Household Resilience Index (AFHRI) for the second quarter of 2025 shows a healthy year-on-year improvement of 2.3%, a recovery assisted by modest declines in the prime rate, the average yearly increase in the financial resilience of households since the Monetary Policy Committee’s interest rate hiking cycle started is “barely above zero”.

Eskom cuts R1.6bn claim down to R580-million in final Kusile settlement

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State-owned utility Eskom has confirmed the successful resolution of a long-standing commercial dispute that began in 2022, with the Stefanutti Stocks Basil Read (SSBR) joint venture (JV) relating to the buildings contract at the Kusile power station, in Mpumalanga. The resolution follows the completion of the formal Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB) process for Claim 5, which is a standard mechanism used on large infrastructure projects to resolve complex contractual claims.
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