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 2477 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 56368 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 53384 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
R1.4bn Mercury BESS project scheduled to enter into operation in Q4 2027 SuperUser Account / Monday, April 20, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Independent power producer Mulilo reports that construction of its R1.4-billion Mercury Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project will begin soon and that the facility is scheduled to enter into commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2027. The 76 MW/304 MWh project is the first of five projects awarded to Mulilo during Bid Window 2 of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme to have advanced to financial close. Read more
Second tunnel drilling machine excavating 38 km Polihali water transfer tunnel SuperUser Account / Monday, April 20, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating A second tunnel boring machine (TBM) is steadily drilling its way through the 38.5-km-long tunnel connecting Polihali and Katse dams, in the Maluti mountains, as the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase 2 continues. The Polihali transfer tunnel, a gravity tunnel that will carry water from the Polihali reservoir to the Katse reservoir, is now being excavated by two TBMs simultaneously from both ends. Read more
To tap into tourism potential, South Africa must address airport, visa bottlenecks – Mavuso SuperUser Account / Monday, April 20, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating To seize the opportunity for boosting growth and development presented by tourism, South Africa must address airport capacity constraints, particularly at the OR Tambo International Airport, in Gauteng, that create bottlenecks during peak period. Further, while visa processing has improved, it remains slower than in competing destinations, says business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso. Read more
South Africa steel needs demand not belligerence, regulator says SuperUser Account / Monday, April 20, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating The key to rescuing South Africa’s ailing steel industry, in which a unit of ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) is feuding with smaller competitors, is by growing demand rather than fixating on export controls, the country’s chief trade regulator said. AMSA last year shut a steel mill, citing competition from so-called mini-mills that use scrap metal as their feedstock rather than iron ore. The company, which still runs Africa’s biggest steelmaking plant south of Johannesburg, has demanded the government end a 20% tax on the export of scrap, which it says reduces the cost of the material for its rivals. Read more
High Court sets aside environmental authorisation for K148 road construction SuperUser Account / Monday, April 20, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating A full bench of the Gauteng High Court has set aside the environmental authorisation for the proposed K148 road development, in Gauteng, ruling that both the original 2016 approval and subsequent 2021 amendment were unlawful. The court upheld an appeal brought against the road project by private investment company NT55 Investments, overturning decisions by Judge Bashier Vally in the High Court in April 2024. Read more