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 2391 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 56239 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 53264 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
Eskom stays legal action to allow Nersa-led process on trading rules to unfold SuperUser Account / Friday, February 27, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Eskom has reached an agreement to suspend legal proceedings instituted against the granting of trading licences in 2024 to allow the current regulatory process to draft new trading rules to proceed in the absence of parallel litigation. In what was a surprise development at the time, Eskom applied to the High Court in July 2025 to have the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) decision to grant five electricity trading licences reviewed and set aside. Read more
Impact of lowering inflation target has ‘exceeded most optimistic expectations’ SuperUser Account / Friday, February 27, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says the spin-offs from the policy decision to lower the inflation target have “exceeded our most optimistic expectations”. On November 12, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that the new inflation target for South Africa would be 3% with a one percentage point tolerance band. The previous target range of 3% to 6% had been in place for 25 years. Read more
Energy Council, Yelland weigh in on Sibanye-Stillwater vs Eskom wayleave judgment SuperUser Account / Friday, February 27, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating Following the February 18 judgment delivered in the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng South Division, in a case between Sibanye-Stillwater subsidiary Sibanye Gold and State-owned Eskom – which saw the overturning of Eskom’s refusal to grant a wayleave for a licence-exempt, behind-the-meter renewable-energy project – the Energy Council of South Africa stresses the importance of the ruling. The matter concerned Eskom’s refusal of Sibanye-Stillwater’s wayleave application to develop a 50 MW behind-the-meter PV power plant to supply electricity to Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kloof gold mine, in Gauteng. Read more
Growthpoint, Tricolt turn soil on Olympus residential towers SuperUser Account / Thursday, February 26, 2026 0 9 Article rating: No rating JSE-listed Growthpoint Properties and luxury property developer Tricolt Group have started construction at 81 200 m2 mixed-use residential and retail development Olympus, in Sandton’s Summit district. Olympus will comprise two towers, Athena and Apollo, reaching 24 and 20 storeys high, respectively. Read more
Rail localisation study launched as public and private train operators gear up to meet 250Mt target SuperUser Account / Thursday, February 26, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating A study has been launched to assess South Africa’s existing railways manufacturing capacity and capability and to make recommendations on how policy and procurement can be leveraged to bolster localisation and transformation. The study has been commissioned by the Localisation Support Fund (LSF) and will be conducted by Letsema Consulting over the coming six months. Read more