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 5660 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 59916 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 56753 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
South Africa unpacks big pricing and load factor changes to inaugural gas-to-power procurement SuperUser Account / Wednesday, November 26, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating 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. Read more
Enpower afforded access to trade electricity in Southern African Power Pool SuperUser Account / Wednesday, November 26, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating 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. Read more
Wind power skills being developed at Sarens’ Cape Town-based academy SuperUser Account / Wednesday, November 26, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating 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 ... Read more
Rate cuts positive turn for South Africa households, however financial strain remains SuperUser Account / Wednesday, November 26, 2025 0 12 Article rating: No rating 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”. Read more
Eskom cuts R1.6bn claim down to R580-million in final Kusile settlement SuperUser Account / Wednesday, November 26, 2025 0 15 Article rating: No rating 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. Read more