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 5574 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 59749 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 56571 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
PBMR to be lifted from care and maintenance by latest Q1 next year – Ramokgopa SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 22, 2025 0 0 Article rating: No rating The process to lift South Africa’s dormant pebble-bed modular reactor (PBMR) project from care and maintenance is at an advanced stage, says Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. The research programme into what was essentially the development of small-scale nuclear power stations was shuttered in 2010, owing to a number of reasons, including escalating costs. Read more
Eskom simplifies SSEG registration process, lowers cost SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 22, 2025 0 8 Article rating: No rating State-owned power utility Eskom says it has simplified the compliance and registration process for customers who generate their own electricity through small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) systems, such as rooftop solar panels. From October 1, residential customers can have their systems, excluding single-phase testers, signed off by a Department of Employment and Labour- (DEL-) registered person, rather than an Engineering Council of South Africa- (ECSA-) registered professional. Read more
Nersa extends submission deadline for market inquiry into fixed, capacity charges in the ... SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 22, 2025 0 8 Article rating: No rating The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has extended the deadline for written submissions and supporting evidence as part of the market inquiry into fixed charges, the generation capacity charge and other related charges levied by electricity distributors, including State-owned utility Eskom and municipalities, to November 8. The regulator explains that the market inquiry, launched following the publication of the Terms of Reference (ToR) on September 25, is being undertaken in terms of Section 4(b)(ii) of the Electricity Regulation Act, read with Sections 2(b) and 4(a)(viii). Read more
Tianlong launches pioneer LPG cylinder manufacturing facility in South Africa SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 22, 2025 0 8 Article rating: No rating Chinese-headquartered liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder manufacturer Tianlong on October 21 launched its LPG cylinder manufacturing facility in Boksburg, Gauteng – the group’s first in South Africa and in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Tianlong previously imported LPG cylinders for South Africa and SADC, using a brand registered with the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association of South Africa (LPGSA), Tianlong South Africa executive business manager Nicolas Bereng explained to Engineering News on the sidelines of the launch. Read more
Mega 720 MW Karoo wind project, with 100-km self-build powerline, moves towards construction SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 22, 2025 0 10 Article rating: No rating A mega-scale wind project, which includes a 100-km self-build transmission line to connect into the national grid, is steadily advancing towards construction, which is currently anticipated to begin in the middle of 2026. The 720 MW Nuweveld Wind Farm is sited in the upper Karoo region of the Western Cape, and is being pursued in a partnership between independent power producer (IPP) Anthem (70%) and renewables developer Red Cap (30%), with all the electricity contracted to licensed traders. Read more