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 2570 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 56504 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 53511 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
Fitch maintains Eskom's rating at B with a stable outlook SuperUser Account / Friday, May 22, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Credit ratings agency Fitch has maintained State-owned power utility Eskom's long-term local-currency issuer default rating at ‘B’ with a stable outlook. Fitch maintained Eskom’s senior unsecured debt at ‘B’ with a recovery rating of ‘RR4’, and its senior unsecured guaranteed debt at ‘BB-’. Read more
Nampak flags higher normalised HEPS, but lower total operations HEPS, EPS SuperUser Account / Friday, May 22, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating JSE-listed packaging producer Nampak expects its normalised headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six-month period to March 31 to increase by between 2% and 13% to R39 and R43, compared with the normalised HEPS of R38.16 reported for the six months to March 31, 2025. Normalised HEPS were impacted on by a decline in the contribution of Nampak's diversified business segment, but that was partially offset by a R92-million post-tax reduction in finance costs. Read more
AMEA Power's 120 MW solar plant achieves commercial operation SuperUser Account / Friday, May 22, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating Dubai-based renewable-energy company AMEA Power has successfully commissioned its 120 MW Doornhoek solar PV plant in South Africa – the first project under Bid Window 6 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme to reach commercial operation. The $120-million Doornhoek project, near Klerksdorp, in the North West province, will generate about 325 GWh/y of clean electricity, which will offset more than 330 000 t/y of CO₂ emissions. Read more
Nersa moves to consult on key building blocks in shift to electricity market competition SuperUser Account / Thursday, May 21, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating The outcomes of two public consultation processes initiated recently by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) are likely to have far-reaching implications for the country’s transition to a competitive electricity market. The first is the ‘Wholesale Electricity Pricing Methodology’, a consultation paper which was published on May 18, and the second is the ‘Transitional Generation Pricing and Vesting Contract Framework’, released on May 20. Read more
Grower-led group seeks to keep Tongaat Hulett a going concern SuperUser Account / Thursday, May 21, 2026 0 8 Article rating: No rating With the liquidation hearing of sugar miller Tongaat Hulett less than a month away and no firm solution to avoid liquidation in sight, a grower-led entity – GrowerCo – has been established with a view to securing the funding necessary to keep Tongaat Hulett’s mills and refinery operational, without which many parts of the sugar industry would collapse. GrowerCo's proposal is built around the long-term sustainability of Tongaat Hulett and includes small- and large-scale canegrowers as equity partners, in stark contrast to an extractive private-equity model. Read more