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 4483 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 58225 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 55229 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
Draft public transport policy to provide guidance for existing, new subsidies SuperUser Account / Monday, March 18, 2024 0 2 Article rating: No rating The draft National Public Transport Subsidy Policy, which has been gazetted, is aimed at introducing outcomes-based planning for integrated public transport. There are currently no guidelines for how implementing agents should allocate the existing subsidies the country provides for transport. The majority of public transport subsidisation goes to rail, at about 56%, and buses, at about 43%. Read more
Cape Town MPT records 43% volume increase in agri-bulk SuperUser Account / Monday, March 18, 2024 0 2 Article rating: No rating The Cape Town Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT) has increased volume throughput in the agricultural bulk sector by 43% in the year-to-date. In January, the terminal handled 25 704 t of agricultural bulk commodities, an increase of 72% compared with the same period last year. The Cape Town MPT handles, among other things, import commodities such as wheat, barley and grain. The terminal also handles bulk, breakbulk and containers. Read more
Energy Regulator approvals mark another step towards NTCSA’s operationalisation SuperUser Account / Monday, March 18, 2024 0 2 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s Energy Regulator has taken another set of decisions opening the way for the operationalisation of a separate grid company in South Africa ahead of the far-reaching legislative changes approved by the National Assembly last week. On March 11, the Energy Regulator consented to the transfer of powers and duties, from Eskom Holdings to the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), relating to power purchase agreements with independent power producers (IPPs) concluded in line with Section 34 of Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) of 2006. Read more
64 companies to pledge to procure from black industrialists, says Patel SuperUser Account / Monday, March 18, 2024 0 9 Article rating: No rating During the second Black Industrialists and Exporters Conference to be held later this week, up to 64 large companies are expected to make pledges to procure goods and services from black industrialists over the next five years. This year’s conference, to be held at the Sandton Convention Centre, is being hosted by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, the Export Credit Insurance Corporation, the National Empowerment Fund and the Industrial Development Corporation. Read more
JSE declares full year dividend on the back of strong financial performance SuperUser Account / Monday, March 18, 2024 0 2 Article rating: No rating The JSE produced “strong” results for the year ended December 31, 2023, with growth of 12.2% in headline earnings per share (HEPS) and return on equity of 19.4% in line with long-term targets, CEO Leila Fourie reports. This strong performance has enabled the board to declare a dividend of 784c apiece for the full-year, she adds. Read more