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 2897 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 56969 Article rating: 3.7 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 54189 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’s virtual wheeling mechanism proven at scale as it reaches first anniversary SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 1, 2026 0 10 Article rating: No rating The first anniversary of Vodacom and State-owned power utility Eskom’s virtual wheeling mechanism is a turning point in moving the solution from pilot design into proven operational execution at scale. Last year, Vodacom became the first company in South Africa to fully operationalise commercial virtual wheeling at scale. Read more
SSM consortium appointed to operate the Gautrain for the next 15 years SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 1, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating Sihamba Sonke Mobility (SSM) – a consortium comprising the AIIM-Motseng JV, Alstom, RATP Dev, GIBB-Crede, AIH Connect and SSM InvestCo – has been appointed as operator of passenger rail company Gautrain for the next 15 years. The 15-year concession, running from 2026 to 2041, covers the operations, maintenance and refurbishment of the Gautrain and its integrated feeder-bus network. Read more
NTCSA setting up market surveillance unit as part of preparations for SAWEM launch in April SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 30, 2026 0 13 Article rating: No rating The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) reports that it will establish an internal, yet ring-fenced, market surveillance unit as a safeguard against any abuse of dominance within the yet-to-be-launched South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM). SAWEM is scheduled to begin operating in April 2027, with Eskom Generation set to be by far the dominant market participant at its launch. Read more
Tau launches upgraded, real-time beneficial ownership register in partnership with the CIPC SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 30, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has launched the upgraded beneficial ownership register, through which accredited users from law enforcement agencies can get beneficial ownership information in real-time. The new model will expose ownership links and make tracing easier for law enforcement officials. Read more
Whether capital mobilisation improves will define the next decade for Africa SuperUser Account / Wednesday, September 30, 2026 0 12 Article rating: No rating The next decade will not be defined by whether capital exists in Africa, but rather by whether that capital is put to work, said World Bank Group member International Finance Corporation (IFC) Southern Africa regional director Cláudia Conceição on Wednesday. Speaking during an IFC and Jeune Afrique-hosted media engagement ahead of the Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS), taking place in Luanda, Angola, on November 3 to 4, 2026, she said that this would not only finance projects, but businesses, jobs, innovation and, by extension, Africa’s future. Read more