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 2381 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 56231 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 53261 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
Transalloys wants electricity tariff relief extended to full ferroalloys sector SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 24, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Transalloys, which produces manganese ferroalloys at a smelter complex in Mpumalanga, has again warned that its operations are at risk of closure should the electricity tariff relief granted and being contemplated for the ferrochrome sector not be extended to other ferroalloy producers. In a statement released ahead of the 2026 Budget, CEO Konstantin Sadovnik said while he was not optimistic that meaningful electricity tariff relief for the wider smelting sector would be announced by the Finance Minister, such relief was urgently needed. Read more
Opinion: Solar PV in South Africa – policy is in place; focus must now be on execution SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 24, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating In this article, South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) technical and policy manager Sim Khuluse writes that South Africa’s solar PV sector has entered a pivotal execution phase, with installed capacity now exceeding 10.2 GW and a strong pipeline of utility‑scale projects approaching commercial operation; however, without urgent grid modernisation and clear market rules ahead of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market’s launch, the sector’s current investment momentum could be at risk. Read more
South Africa traders are most bearish on rand in three years SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 24, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Bearish options bets on the rand are at the highest in almost three years as traders start to question whether the South African currency’s headlong rally has further to run. So-called risk reversals — the difference in cost between options to buy and sell the rand — are signalling concern about the currency after a historic 15% rally over the past year. While many investors remain bullish on the rand, the moves have gone so far that some are speculating the market is due for a pause, especially as investors brace for potential budget surprises this week. Read more
Goldman and Citi see South Africa waiting to adopt rule on debt SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 24, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s finance minister is unlikely to formally adopt a fiscal anchor in this week’s budget, opting to wait until at least October to introduce the rule aimed at curbing public debt, according to a Bloomberg poll. Enoch Godongwana pledged in November that he would finalise a proposal for a fiscal anchor this year, a step seen as crucial to putting South Africa’s debt-to-gross domestic product ratio on a sustained downward path. The metric is projected to peak in the current fiscal year. Read more
ASPI's subsidiary forms partnership with Necsa to produce HALEU nuclear fuel SuperUser Account / Monday, February 23, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating Nasdaq- and JSE-listed advanced materials company ASP Isotopes’ (ASPI’s) nuclear fuel processing subsidiary Quantum Leap Energy (QLE) and the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) have entered into a pre-implementation services contract agreement as part of the planned collaboration on research, development and commercial production of high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU). This is a critical step towards addressing global nuclear fuel supply needs for next-generation fission reactors. Read more