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 5716 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 60025 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 56840 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
IEA still expecting coal demand to fall by 2030 despite record 2025 demand SuperUser Account / Wednesday, December 17, 2025 0 1 Article rating: No rating Global coal demand is on course to rise by 0.5% in 2025, reaching a record 8.85-billion tonnes, the ‘Coal 2025’ report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows. Nevertheless, the IEA is still forecasting that demand will fall by 2030, largely owing to shifts in the electricity sector, which currently accounts for two-thirds of total coal consumption. Read more
Europe trawls for alternative aluminium supply in face of Mozal shutdown SuperUser Account / Wednesday, December 17, 2025 0 12 Article rating: No rating A smelter shutdown in Mozambique is set to dent global aluminium supplies next year, analysts say, leaving the plant's core European Union customers searching for alternatives. South32 confirmed on Tuesday that the 560 000 metric ton per year capacity Mozal smelter would be placed on care and maintenance from mid-March, after talks with utilities and Mozambique's government failed to yield a new power deal. Read more
Ramokgopa announces four new solar PV projects under REIPPP Bid Window 7 SuperUser Account / Monday, December 15, 2025 0 21 Article rating: No rating Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Monday announced the appointment of four additional preferred bidders for solar photovoltaic (PV) projects under the seventh bid window of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), following the conclusion of value-for-money (VfM) negotiations. REIPPPP Bid Window 7 was designed to facilitate the procurement of up to 5 000 MW on renewable energy capacity, comprising 1 800 MW solar PV and 3 200 MW onshore wind capacity. Read more
Seven international-led consortia prequalify to bid for $1bn inaugural private grid build programme SuperUser Account / Monday, December 15, 2025 0 20 Article rating: No rating South Africa has named seven pre-qualified bidders from an initial list of 17 respondents to the prequalification phase of the country’s inaugural independent transmission project (ITP) programme, a request for proposals (RfP) for which will be launched in the second half of 2026. The companies have been prequalified to bid to build 1 164-km of powerlines and associated substation infrastructure across seven preselected corridors, and the projects are expected to have a combined investment value of about $1-billion. Read more
SA Tech Challenge winners recognised at Science Forum South Africa SuperUser Account / Monday, December 15, 2025 0 21 Article rating: No rating Six technology-driven small, medium and micro enterprises were recognised at the SA Tech Challenge 2025 during the opening plenary of the 10th Science Forum South Africa (SFSA) in Pretoria, with a total of R3-million in grant funding awarded to support the commercialisation and scaling of locally developed innovations. The national challenge, led by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), was hosted at the CSIR International Convention Centre and forms part of government’s drive to advance technologies that address South Africa’s socio-economic development priorities. Read more