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 2546 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 56471 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 53490 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
Itac maintains dumping duties on clear float flass from Saudi Arabia, UAE SuperUser Account / Wednesday, May 13, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has recommended that existing anti-dumping duties of between 10% and 45% on clear float glass be maintained after finding prima facie evidence that the expiry of the measures would likely result in continued dumping and material injury to the Southern Africa Customs Union (Sacu). The float glass thickness flagged by the commission is 2.5 mm or more but not exceeding 6 mm divided into 3 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm and 6 mm. Read more
Regulator registered 112 generation facilities in Q4 of 2025/26 financial year SuperUser Account / Wednesday, May 13, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating During the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) registered 112 generation facilities, with a combined capacity of 1 327 MW at an estimated investment value of R28.22-billion. Nersa processed the applications for the registration of the 112 generation facilities within an average of eight working days, reflecting an improvement from the 2024/25 financial year’s fourth quarter, during which 159 applications for registration were processed within an average of 12 working days. Read more
$150m loan from OPEC Fund to support critical structural reforms – Treasury SuperUser Account / Wednesday, May 13, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Intergovernmental development finance institution, the Opec Fund for International Development has provided a $150-million development policy loan to South Africa, which is aimed at supporting critical structural reforms to improve the efficiency, resilience and sustainability of the country’s infrastructure services. The loan will support the South African government’s ongoing reform programme aimed at unlocking infrastructure bottlenecks, particularly in the energy and freight transport sectors, which are critical for enabling inclusive economic growth, improving service delivery and fostering job creation, the National Treasury notes in a media statement. Read more
Ramaphosa signals ‘definitive’ economic turnaround from sustained growth SuperUser Account / Wednesday, May 13, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating President Cyril Ramaphosa declared on Wednesday that South Africa’s economy is entering a “definitive period of recovery”, citing four consecutive quarters of economic growth, extending into early 2026. Speaking at the BlackRock Infrastructure Investment Conference in Cape Town, Ramaphosa acknowledged severe factors that previously constrained national growth such as State capture, an energy crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic, and ongoing global economic volatility. Read more
Eskom, Energy Vault to deploy gravity energy storage systems in South Africa, SADC SuperUser Account / Wednesday, May 13, 2026 0 2 Article rating: No rating Power utility Eskom and and NYSE-listed grid-scale energy storage solutions provider Energy Vault have signed a strategic development agreement to deploy long-duration gravity energy storage systems (GESSs) in South Africa and, eventually, also the rest of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The first GESS plant will be built at Eskom’s Hendrina power station, in Mpumalanga. The system is expected to provide 25 MW of capacity with four hours of storage, equivalent to 100 MWh, and is designed to be fully scalable up to 4 GW. Read more