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 2671 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 56649 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 53658 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
Demand for electricity to outpace economic growth and reshape investment SuperUser Account / Friday, June 19, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Global electricity demand is set to outpace economic growth as part of a broader trend up to 2030, with electricity consumption projected to grow at least two-and-a-half times as fast as overall energy demand. A fundamental shift in the longstanding relationship between electricity demand and economic activity is set to be a defining feature until 2030, says international organisation International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Dr Fatih Birol. Read more
NTCSA acknowledges ‘temporary bottleneck’ of R2bn in curtailment payments to IPPs SuperUser Account / Thursday, June 18, 2026 0 4 Article rating: No rating The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has confirmed what it describes as a “temporary bottleneck” in curtailment payments to independent power producers (IPPs), with about R2-billion of such compensation claims currently undergoing “verification and settlement”. This confirmation came only days after EE Business Intelligence MD and energy analyst Chris Yelland wrote that renewables IPPs had experienced a sharp increase in curtailment instructions from Eskom in 2026 and were growing increasingly concerned about a lack of transparency in the methodology being used, as well as delayed reimbursements. Read more
Affordability, scale remain key challenges to pharmaceutical localisation SuperUser Account / Thursday, June 18, 2026 0 14 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s pharmaceutical manufacturing ambitions will depend on resolving fundamental challenges around affordability, scale, procurement and regulatory coordination. This was the overarching sentiment expressed during Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies’ (TIPS’s) Development Dialogue discussion titled “The socioeconomic realities of localising pharmaceutical production”, on June 17. Read more
dtic to host second International Special Economic Zones conference in July SuperUser Account / Thursday, June 18, 2026 0 16 Article rating: No rating The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) will host the second International Special Economic Zones Infrastructure and Investment conference at the Durban International Convention Centre on July 16 and 17. The theme of the conference will be 'Reigniting Industrialisation through Special Economic Zones'. Read more
Itac recommends increasing antidumping duty on Chinese PET imports SuperUser Account / Thursday, June 18, 2026 0 17 Article rating: No rating The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has recommended a revised antidumping duty increase to 43.77% on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) imported from China. Polymer producer and marketer Safripol made an application to Itac for a sunset review of PET imported from China, alleging that the expiry of the antidumping duties of the subject product will likely lead to the recurrence and or continuation of dumping and material injury to the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) industry. Read more