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 4561 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 58320 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 55317 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
Transnet volumes, revenue up, but falls short of recovery targets SuperUser Account / Friday, April 26, 2024 0 2 Article rating: No rating State-owned Transnet has reported a 1.5% year-on-year improvement in the total rail volumes reaching 51.7-million tonnes at the end of March 2024, showcasing improvement in operational performance. However, this figure still fell 1.8% short of Transnet’s recovery plan target of 154.4-million tonnes for the 2023/24 financial year. Speaking at a media briefing at the Transnet Freight Rail headquarters in Johannesburg on Friday, Transnet group CEO Michelle Phillips acknowledged that while several metrics indicate positive momentum, challenges persist. Read more
Eskom says generation recovery plan gathering momentum SuperUser Account / Friday, April 26, 2024 0 3 Article rating: No rating During a State of the System address hosted on Friday, Eskom confirmed its generation recovery plan (GRP) is making tangible progress, with various coal-fired power station units having been refurbished, repaired or optimised. Launched in April 2023 following extensive stakeholder engagements, including with power station managers, the GRP aims to address challenges affecting South Africa’s energy availability factor (EAF) within a two-year timeframe. Read more
LHWP tunnel closure won’t have significant impact on water supplies, assures DWS SuperUser Account / Friday, April 26, 2024 0 9 Article rating: No rating The upcoming six-month closure of the Lesotho Highlands tunnel, from October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, for scheduled maintenance is not expected to have a significant impact or disruption on Gauteng’s water supply. The shutdown will result in an 80-million-cubic-metre shortfall during 2024 in the water supply from the critical Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) to the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS). Read more
Cape Town budgets R5.3bn for water and sanitation capital projects SuperUser Account / Friday, April 26, 2024 0 8 Article rating: No rating The City of Cape Town (CoCT) says its total proposed budget for water and sanitation for the upcoming 2024/25 financial year is R18.5-billion. Of this, R5.3-billion will be spent on capital projects, while R13.2-billion is allocated to operations. Read more
Hyundai unveils nano cooling film able to slash interior heat in cars SuperUser Account / Friday, April 26, 2024 0 9 Article rating: No rating The Hyundai Motor Company has unveiled what it says is the world’s first application of a nano cooling film. The South Korean car maker describes the film as “a revolutionary vehicle window tint that offers a significant improvement in interior cooling performance compared to conventional tint films”. Read more