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 5560 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 59723 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 56556 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
Toyota SA, Durban auto cluster seek participants for SME development programme SuperUser Account / Friday, October 17, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has announced the launch of the 2025 Durban Automotive Cluster (DAC) Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Accelerator. The programme is a public-private partnership between the eThekwini municipality and the regional automotive cluster, and aims to strengthen South Africa’s automotive supply chain through the development of high-potential, black-owned SMEs, positioning them as competitive Tier 2 and Tier 3 contributors to the automotive value chain. Read more
Grindrod appoints new CEO from within its own ranks SuperUser Account / Friday, October 17, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating Grindrod has announced that Kwazi Mabaso will succeed Xolani Mbambo as the JSE-listed group’s new CEO from December 1. Mabaso comes from within Grindrod’s ranks, where he serves as the CEO of Grindrod Terminals. Read more
EY unpacks value of smart meter management, digital integration as power system decentralises SuperUser Account / Friday, October 17, 2025 0 8 Article rating: No rating As the South African energy sector undergoes a profound shift from traditional, centralised power generation to a more decentralised but interconnected one, digitally integrated systems can optimise production, strengthen grid management, improve efficiency and enable real-time decision-making, consultancy EY said this week. EY senior specialist consultant Rashid Khan unpacked the value that digital technologies could bring to electricity systems that were more demanding on the grid and required smart balancing for stability. Read more
SAPVIA welcomes solar overtaking coal as world's main energy source SuperUser Account / Friday, October 17, 2025 0 8 Article rating: No rating Industry organisation the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) welcomes the findings of global energy think tank Ember, which has reported that renewable energy sources surpassed coal to become the world's largest source of electricity generation in the first half of this year. This finding underscores the momentum of the solar-led energy transition and SAPVIA views this global turning point that was driven primarily by record growth in solar power as a validation of its vision for a sustainable and secure energy future for South Africa. Read more
Malmesbury solar plant to be doubled to 10 MW as companies sign up for green electricity SuperUser Account / Friday, October 17, 2025 0 8 Article rating: No rating The 5.6 MW first phase of the SlimSun Too Solar development, located in Malmesbury in the Western Cape, is in its final commissioning stage and will soon begin supplying wheeled renewable electricity to businesses that have contracted with licensed trader Energy Exchange of Southern Africa (EXSA). The R87-million project has been developed in partnership with independent power producer Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS), which has also acted as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor. Read more