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 2772 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 56795 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 53882 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
Cabinet approves release of revised electricity pricing policy and market transformation paper ... SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 30, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Cabinet has approved the publication of the much-anticipated Revised Electricity Pricing Policy for public comment, amid growing affordability concerns following years of above-inflation tariff hikes. The statement released after the July 29 Cabinet meeting indicates that the proposed revision moves to update the 2008 Electricity Pricing Policy in a way that reflects developments in the electricity supply industry, including ongoing market reforms arising from the unbundling of Eskom and the implementation of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act of 2024. Read more
Seiso Mohai is PIC's new chairperson SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 30, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s government appointed a new chairperson at the State-owned fund manager that oversees $220-billion, seeking to restore confidence in an institution buffeted by years of governance scandals. Deputy Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Minister Seiso Mohai will replace David Masondo as chairperson of the Public Investment Corp., Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said at a briefing in Pretoria on Thursday. Masondo, the nation’s deputy finance minister, resigned the post last week. Read more
Joburg’s water, sanitation infrastructure investment needs to double SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 30, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Despite the magnitude of the City of Johannesburg’s (CoJ’s) existing sewer and water network, infrastructure will need to double over the next ten years to meet the surge in demand, delegates heard at the Symposium on the Future of Water-Efficient Sanitation on Thursday. The two-day symposium is being hosted by the CoJ, together with the Department of Water and Sanitation, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), the South Africa Local Government Association, the Water Partnerships Office, the Water Research Commission and Planact. Read more
Solar industry welcomes NTCSA’s new approach to paying curtailment claims SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 30, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has welcomed a new fast-tracked payment mechanism that will see independent power producers (IPPs) paid the full estimated value of their curtailment compensation claims upfront. In a statement, SAPVIA said the new approach would ease a cash-flow squeeze that had been particularly difficult for broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) equity partners to absorb. Read more
AMSA insists ‘profitability within reach’ after reporting R1.49bn interim loss SuperUser Account / Thursday, July 30, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) insists that it is fundamentally stronger than was the case 18 months ago and that “profitability is within reach”, after reporting a headline loss of R1.49-billion during the first half of 2026. The JSE-listed company had, over the past 18 months, placed its longs business into care and maintenance, leading to the closure of the Newcastle Works in KwaZulu-Natal, which contributed to some of the nonrecurring costs during the period. Read more