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 2437 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 56300 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 53321 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
Cape Town launches R300m project to revamp Strandfontein Pavilion SuperUser Account / Thursday, March 26, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has launched the city’s multiyear, R300-million redevelopment of Strandfontein Pavilion on the False Bay coast. The recreational site, originally constructed in the 1980s, is built around what city officials say is the southern hemisphere’s largest tidal pool. Read more
Launch of SAWEM delayed, but NTCSA says preparations are well advanced SuperUser Account / Thursday, March 26, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has confirmed that the target date of April 1, 2026, for the launch of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) will not be met, and has announced that the launch has been delayed to the third quarter of 2026. The delay is not unexpected, and followed an assessment undertaken with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) and industry participants, where it was concluded that additional work was required to ensure that all market, operational and regulatory requirements were fully in place ahead of the launch. Read more
Middle East crisis underlining relevance of supply strength of South Africa’s Omnia SuperUser Account / Thursday, March 26, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating At this time of crisis in the Middle East, the supply chain strength of South Africa’s Omnia is of major relevance from mining and agriculture perspectives. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Omnia has a strong grasp of ammonia-based emulsion and explosives inputs as well as key detonator capability, which adds value to mines by providing appropriate fragmentation and ensures that mines have the inputs to blast when they need them, which is so relevant amid what is being faced today – Middle East supply chain disruption. Read more
Energy Council says ‘phased transition’ to State-owned TSO needed to mitigate risks SuperUser Account / Thursday, March 26, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating The Energy Council of South Africa has reiterated its support for the creation of an independent, State-owned Transmission System Operator (TSO), but has also called for a “phased transition” to mitigate the commercial and fiscal risks associated with Eskom’s unbundling. In a statement issued on behalf of the council’s board, which is chaired by Sasol’s Simon Baloyi, the council welcomed the creation by President Cyril Ramaphosa of a task team to develop an implementation roadmap for an independent TSO that would also own the transmission assets. Read more
Renewed urgency on reforms needed to ensure ‘economic lift-off’ – BER SuperUser Account / Thursday, March 26, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating South Africa could grow by at least 3% and create 2.4-million more jobs by 2030 relative to 2025 if it doubles down on catalytic reforms, but it must act with renewed urgency if it is to convert rising confidence into “economic lift-off”, research organisation the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) asserts. In its ‘Scenarios for the South African economy: 2026 – 2030’ report, the BER says South Africa’s growth prospects have perked up as structural reforms are starting to take hold, noting, however, that improved sentiment has yet to translate into the fixed investment needed to spur a rapid recovery. Read more