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SMALL YOUTH AGRI CO-OP GETS LIVESTOCK BOOST
January 2023, Droogfontein Solar Power. As a way of stimulating local economic activity, a small agricultural co-operative, owned by six young emerging farmers, is receiving business development mentorship and funding aimed at establishing a more sustainable entity. After originally setting up their co-op up to develop crops, Riverfresh Crop Primary Co-Op has since been able
BIODIVERSITY SUCCESS OF SOLAR PV PLANTS
January 2023. Solar PV, along with other renewable energy power technologies, is acknowledged for producing no greenhouse gasses during power generation, as one of its many benefits. Globeleq South Africa Management Services have, however, set about further reducing the environmental impact of their six solar plants through various biodiversity interventions. “We have implemented a number
GLOBELEQ COMPLETES $71 MILLION RESTRUCTURING OF SOUTPAN SOLAR PLANT FINANCING
23 January 2023. Globeleq, the leading independent power company in Africa, has completed a $71 million (ZAR1.2 billion) senior debt restructuring of its 31 MW Soutpan Solar Power (Pty) Ltd (“Soutpan”) plant in Limpopo Province, one of the first solar power plants built under South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement programme. By lowering
TWO NEW LEARNERS AWARDED AGRI-BURSARIES
January 2023, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. Two high school learners from the communities of Humansdorp and Patensie, have been selected to receive bursaries to attend Marlow Agricultural High School in Cradock and will begin their studies this week. This forms part of an agricultural bursary programme aimed at providing financial support to promising young high-school
MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON SITE & IN THE COMMUNITY
January 2023, Boshof Solar Power. Jacob Mbiza, the site manager at Boshof Solar Power is driven by more than just his role in producing clean renewable energy, he finds great job satisfaction in making a positive impact in the lives of those working alongside him, as well as in the surrounding communities, which directly benefit
BUSINESS BECOMES MORE SUSTAINABLE
January 2023, Soutpan Solar Power. Training, funding and mentoring for youth-owned community businesses is key to help create sustainable entities and stimulate local employment. One such company, BCL Chemicals from the Inveraan area in the Limpopo Province, has received a new vehicle to help the business to be able to expand and reach more customers
RICH AND DIVERSE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
November 2022, De Aar Solar Power. Working as a team, the De Aar Solar Power plant, together with its sister renewable energy projects, Aries Solar Power and Konkoonsies Solar Power, have demonstrated the richness and diversity of the Northern Cape biosphere. A 4-month long competition kicked off on World Environment Day, 5 June, where employees
TRAINING PROVIDES JOB OPPORTUNITIES
October 2022, Aries Solar Power and Konkoonsies Solar Power. Thirty-nine youth across the Kenhardt and Pofadder communities have received certified training to assist with accessing the local job market. Having recognised that employment opportunities will open up with the impending construction of a new PV solar plant in this part of the Northern Cape, the
LOCAL GOVERMENT LEARNS MORE ABOUT RENEWABLES
October 2022, Klipheuwel Wind Farm. A delegation of City of Cape Town (COCT) councillors, led by the City’s Portfolio Committee Chairperson for Energy, Councillor Zimkhitha Sulelo, visited Klipheuwel Wind Farm, in the Western Cape’s Overberg region. This educational trip was intended to help the City’s Energy Portolio Committee members better understand renewable energy technologies. “As
STEM ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME
October 2022, Boshof Solar Power. In collaboration with the Maths and Science Leadership Academy (MSLA), Boshof Solar Power has initiated the second and final phase of a STEM training programme for primary school educators and Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners, in the Boshof area. Aimed at encouraging the incorporation of Maths and Science fundamentals into
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