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 2382 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 56234 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
Eskom publishes Medupi FGD cost-benefit analysis report for public comment SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 24, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Power utility Eskom is encouraging communities, environmental groups, industry representatives, government institutions and other interested and affected parties to review, and comment on, a draft cost-benefit analysis (CBA) report and related documents on flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) at the Medupi power station, in Limpopo. Eskom had previously applied to then Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dr Deon George for an exemption from compliance with certain minimum emission standards (MES) limits for a period in 2025. In response, the Minister on March 31, 2025, issued a directive, requiring Eskom to complete and publish for stakeholder comment a revised and expanded plant-specific CBA for FGD at Medupi. Read more
Opinion: Risks, rewards and realities of South Africa’s wholesale electricity market reform SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 24, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating n this article, EE Business Intelligence MD Chris Yelland writes that South Africa's electricity market is moving towards a competitive, rules-based, multi-market structure with transparent price discovery and shared responsibility, but warns that the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) alone will not solve South Africa’s transmission bottlenecks, municipal governance failures or legacy debt burdens. Read more
Sanedi, Ramokgopa call for scientific collaboration to underpin energy planning SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 24, 2026 0 5 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s pursuit of energy security and the correct energy mix must be hinged on science-based policy, and government must take on a leading role, Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said in a keynote address, on February 24, at the first day of the South African National Energy Development Institute’s (Sanedi’s) third yearly conference, being held this week in Ekurhuleni. He pointed out that with energy and the energy complex being the “defining" issues of our time, stakeholders like Sanedi would be pivotal in helping resolve the questions surrounding this and guiding the country’s policies. Read more
Provincial governments urged to strengthen veterinary capacity as FMD spreads to new areas SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 24, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating The Department of Agriculture (DoA) presented an update on the status of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the country to the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, noting that the number of outbreaks are increasing in all provinces. The latest province to have reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) for the first time during the most recent FMD scourge is the Northern Cape. Read more
High ad valorem tax on new vehicles ‘highly problematic and anti-developmental’ – Barnes SuperUser Account / Tuesday, February 24, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating The government is the biggest beneficiary of the South Africa auto industry, says manufacturing and industrialisation expert Justin Barnes. The average tax on an average vehicle sold in South Africa is roughly R120 000. Read more