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 2644 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 56622 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 53620 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
Mulilo makes further inroads with Hartebeesfontein BESS financial close SuperUser Account / Thursday, June 11, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating South African independent power producer Mulilo has successfully reached financial close on the Hartebeesfontein battery energy storage system (BESS) project, a 77 MW/308 MWh facility located near Klerksdorp, in the North West. This is Mulilo’s second renewable energy project to be executed within the Matlosana local municipality, which is strategically located near State-owned Eskom’s Hermes main transmission substation. Read more
Creecy urges collaboration, LNG and ports reform at fuels imbizo SuperUser Account / Thursday, June 11, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has said that South Africa’s logistics recovery and long-term energy security would depend on the closer collaboration between government and the fuels industry, as the country works to reclaim its position as a leading regional transport and logistics hub. Addressing delegates on the second day of this year’s Fuels Industry Imbizo, hosted by industry organisation the Fuels Industry Association of South Africa (FIASA), the Minister described the fuels sector as one of the country’s most strategic industries owing to its role in enabling mobility, supporting trade and logistics and underpinning economic activity. Read more
Ramokgopa to seek Cabinet approval soon to extend tariff discounts to more industries SuperUser Account / Thursday, June 11, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has indicated that he intends approaching Cabinet in the coming weeks to seek approval to extend concessional electricity tariffs similar to those that have already been approved for two ferrochrome producers to other electricity-intensive industries. In addition, he told delegates to a Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) conference on June 11 that lower tariffs could also be made available to less electricity-intensive sectors such as steel; a sector which he described as strategic and where electricity costs had been flagged as one of the reasons for recent production closures. Read more
Manufacturing production decreased by 2.9% y/y in April SuperUser Account / Thursday, June 11, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported that manufacturing production decreased by 2.9% year-on-year in April. The largest negative contributor was basic iron and steel, nonferrous metal products, metal products and machinery that weakened by 6% year-on-year, subtracting 1.4 percentage points from overall growth. Read more
Affordable housing construction to start at Salt River Market site this year SuperUser Account / Thursday, June 11, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has handed over the Salt River Market site for the construction of 970 inner-city affordable housing units by developer Communicare. Salt River Market is among four inner-city sites where construction is set to begin this year on more than 3 000 affordable units in total, including more than 1 500 social housing rental apartments. Read more