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 2923 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 56986 Article rating: 4.0 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 54233 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
South Africa urged to leverage industrial spaces to pilot and unlock green tech SuperUser Account / Friday, October 9, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating South Africa needs to build manufacturing capacity in parts of value chains in which its industries can compete sustainably, while leveraging and adapting its existing industrial base to meet current and future demands. However, there are risks associated with untested technologies, illustrated by the fact that an estimated 35% of the reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions from industry was expected to be achieved using technologies that were not yet commercially available, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) energy and climate action manager Rouba Onaissi said last month. Read more
CFA outlines funding initiatives in South Africa SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 8, 2026 0 11 Article rating: No rating The Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA), an initiative of the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, has so far unlocked funding totalling $100-million for 43 businesses and projects in South Africa. This was highlighted by not-for-profit resilient green economy promotion and support company GreenCape Green Finance Programme Manager Lisa Johannson, addressing the CFA 2026 Investor Engagement Event for South Africa, in Cape Town, on Thursday. Those 43 local companies and projects had since raised a combined total of another $30-million, she reported. They had been selected during the three previous CFA Investor Engagement Events. Read more
Green energy partnership marks pivotal step towards decarbonising the Kruger National Park SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 8, 2026 0 12 Article rating: No rating A landmark renewable energy partnership between licensed energy trader Discovery Green, its joint venture partner Sasol and South African National Parks (SANParks) will enable the Kruger National Park to source about 25% of its electricity needs from renewable energy, marking a significant step towards decarbonising the national park as it celebrates its centenary year. The partnership, facilitated through Discovery Green and Sasol's joint renewable energy wheeling product, Ampli Energy, was announced at the Kruger National Park, in Skukuza, Mpumalanga, on October 7, with the initiative focused on positioning the park for sustainable operations in the future. Read more
South Africa's August manufacturing output falls 4.3% y/y SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 8, 2026 0 13 Article rating: No rating South Africa's manufacturing output fell 4.3% year-on-year in August, after rising by 1.1% year-on-year in July, statistics agency data showed on Thursday. Factory production decreased 3.1% month-on-month in August, after increasing by 2.2% month-on-month in July. Read more
dtic working to diversify South Africa's trade markets, as it reports on 2025/26 performance SuperUser Account / Thursday, October 8, 2026 0 13 Article rating: No rating The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) is working to diversify markets through trade agreements with the EU, other African countries, the Southern African Development Community, BRICS Plus countries, the UK and the US. In its 2025/26 Annual Report, the department says it aims to strengthen manufacturing export promotion for small, medium-sized, micro- and black-owned enterprises. Read more