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 2778 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 56812 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 53913 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
Sasol’s wartime windfall revives debate over coal’s future SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 5, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Sasol, the world’s largest producer of fuel from coal, is reaping the benefits of a surge in fuel prices due to the Iran war, while helping shield its home market of South Africa from the resulting supply shock. CEO Simon Baloyi has increased his focus on coal-to-liquids fuel output, along with production from its crude refinery, at an opportune time. Read more
Denel tells Parliament about net profits, rising revenues, but financial constraints SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 5, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating State-owned defence industrial group Denel told Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriations (SCOA) on Wednesday that its revenues during the 2025/26 financial year (FY) had increased to R1.4-billion, from the R1.2-billion accrued in FY 2024/25. The group did so in a presentation to the committee. These improved revenues come in the main from maintenance contracts at its Aeronautics, Landward and Pretoria Metal Pressings (better known as PMP) businesses. However, Denel’s net profit in FY 2025/26, at R156-million, was down on the R193-million achieved in 2024/25. The 2024/25 figure was the first net profit recorded by the group in about a decade. (In FY 2023/24, it had had a net loss of R532-million.) Its total borrowing in FY 2025/26 was R58-million, a significant decrease on the R183-million borrowed in FY 2024/25. Read more
Sasol commissions China’s Envision to design Sasolburg e-methanol project SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 5, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating South African chemicals and energy company Sasol has signed an agreement with Chinese green technology and renewable-energy company Envision to undertake the engineering design for an e-methanol project at the Sasolburg operation, in South Africa's Free State province. The signing took place during a visit to Envision’s Net Zero Industrial Park, in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, on August 5. The visit was a side event to the South Africa-China Electricity & Energy Investment Conference, being held in Beijing, China, this week. Read more
Concerns raised over water licensing, project implementation delays SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 5, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation raised concerns that, despite Presidential commitment since 2020, there are continued delays in processing water use licences (WULs). This followed the committee’s receipt of the Department of Water and Sanitation's (DWS’s) first-quarter performance report on Tuesday, when it was outlined that the department is currently approving about 68% of WUL applications against a target of 85%. Read more
South African private sector growth slows slightly in July, PMI shows SuperUser Account / Wednesday, August 5, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating South Africa's private sector expanded for a second straight month in July, though at a slightly slower pace as weaker employment growth and renewed stock drawdowns offset a return to output growth, a business survey showed on Wednesday. The S&P Global South Africa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 50.3 in July from 50.5 in June, a survey by S&P Global showed. Read more