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 5690 Article rating: 4.0 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 59993 Article rating: 3.5 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 56805 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
There is no diplomatic problem with the US, Godongwana proclaims SuperUser Account / Monday, December 8, 2025 0 5 Article rating: No rating “There's no diplomatic problem with the US, as far as I know,” Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has said during a pre-World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting breakfast, in Johannesburg, on December 8. His statement comes despite well-publicised diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the US that have plagued President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration ever since US President Donald Trump took office in February. Read more
Municipalities have eight days to comment on new electricity trading rules, platform warns SuperUser Account / Monday, December 8, 2025 0 4 Article rating: No rating South African municipalities have eight days to influence electricity trading rules that will reshape how they operate, budget and deliver services, says digital electricity platform company Utility Consulting Solutions (UtCS). The National Energy Regulator of South Africa's (Nersa's) recently published Consultation Paper introduces a structural shift that moves municipalities from energy retailers to regulated network service providers. Read more
Eskom promises not to impose burdens on other customers as it inks MoU to support embattled ... SuperUser Account / Monday, December 8, 2025 0 5 Article rating: No rating Eskom has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Samancor Chrome and the Glencore–Merafe Chrome Venture in a bid to finalise an electricity tariff solution that prevents the closure of additional smelting capacity, and averts the threat of widespread job cuts in the sector. In a statement, Eskom said a joint task team had been set up to develop the intervention following what the State-owned company described as constructive engagements held on December 5 with Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and organised labour. Read more
Building confidence index jumps to 10-year high SuperUser Account / Monday, December 8, 2025 0 6 Article rating: No rating The FNB/BER Building Confidence Index jumped to a 10-year high of 43 in the fourth quarter of this year, up from 35 in the third quarter. However, despite the uptick, the current index level still means that the majority (more than 55%) of respondents are dissatisfied with prevailing business conditions. Read more
Highest weather station in Southern Africa installed in the Maluti-Drakensberg range SuperUser Account / Monday, December 8, 2025 0 6 Article rating: No rating The National Research Foundation – South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON), in collaboration with the University of the Free State’s (UFS’s) Afromontane Research Unit (ARU), has installed the highest weather station in Southern Africa in the Mont-aux-Sources area of the Maluti-Drakensberg. Positioned atop the iconic Drakensberg Amphitheatre at 3 100 m above sea level, the automatic weather station will provide real-time climate data critical to understanding a region of exceptional biodiversity value, says the NRF. Read more