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 2750 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 56757 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 53825 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
Stakeholders proffer suggestions for public procurement reforms SuperUser Account / Wednesday, July 15, 2026 0 13 Article rating: No rating The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Commission, the Black Management Forum (BMF) and the Procurement Performance Institute on July 14 held a virtual press briefing outlining their joint stakeholder submission to National Treasury regarding the Draft Public Procurement Regulations issued under the Public Procurement Act. Speaking in the briefing, BMF policy and research committee chairperson Dr Shevonne Henry warned that a major issue facing public procurement is criticisms of corruption, and that there is a need to corruption-proof these processes. Read more
ACTOM expands Pretoria West manufacturing hub with battery assembly, high-voltage equipment capacity SuperUser Account / Wednesday, July 15, 2026 0 13 Article rating: No rating Electromechanical equipment manufactuer ACTOM has expanded its manufacturing footprint at its Pretoria West industrial campus, in Gauteng, with the launch of the ACTOM Static Energy battery assembly facility and the unveiling of additional manufacturing capacity for its High-Voltage Equipment (HVE) division. Speaking at the launch event on July 15, ACTOM CEO Mervyn Naidoo said this development marked a significant milestone in the company's efforts to strengthen local manufacturing capability and position itself as a supplier of integrated energy infrastructure solutions. Read more
Energy trader EXSA appoints a specialist in regulation as one of its top executives SuperUser Account / Wednesday, July 15, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating Energy trading company Energy Exchange of South Africa (EXSA) has announced the appointment of Dr Roelof van Huyssteen as its head of regulatory. This was the latest of the company’s top-level executive appointments, following those of Aneeka Savahl as head of legal and Retief Ferreira as COO, both in March. EXSA, established in 2017 and awarded a trading licence by the National Electricity Regulator of South Africa in 2022, provides grid-connected renewable energy to corporate clients through “wheeling”. (This involves the delivery of electricity from a private generator to an end-user by means of an existing distribution or transmission system.) Read more
Electric, hybrid vehicles increasingly price competitive – Lightstone SuperUser Account / Wednesday, July 15, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating Price competitiveness and a growing variety of models have helped fuel new-energy vehicle (NEV) sales in the local market, says research house Lightstone in its newest newsletter. NEVs refer to plug-in electric hybrids (PHEVs), mild hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Read more
Ceres Fruit Growers kits out apple packhouse with automation, spacing upgrades SuperUser Account / Wednesday, July 15, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating Apple and pear packhouse Ceres Fruit Growers has completed major infrastructure and technology upgrades to increase throughput capability at its packaging facility in Ceres. Ceres Fruit Growers handles between 130 000 t and 145 000 t of apples and pears every year. Read more