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MATRIC CENTRE IN BOCHUM, CELEBRATES 81% PASS RATE
February 2023, Soutpan Solar Power. Over 81% of learners attending a community Matric Centre based at Marumofase Secondary School in Indermark, are celebrating their successful 2022 Matric results. 106 keen learners dedicated extra time and effort to participate in this academic support programme, focused on assisting them achieve improved results that will enable them to
LEARNERS CELEBRATE READ ALOUD DAY!
February 2023, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. Joszelle Baard, Reading Assistant at a small Patensie-based farm school, Quagga Primary, chose “Sirkus op die plaas” to read to her group of young learners, in celebration of ‘World Read Aloud Day’, as the story is very relatable for children that are familiar with farm life. This annual event
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS JOIN THE DOTS
February 2023, Klipheuwel Wind Farm. In mid-January a group of 13 international students studying Aerospace, Electrical, and Computer Engineering at the Grainger College of Engineering, part of the University of Illinois, United States of America, visited Klipheuwel Wind Farm in Caledon. The tour was organised as an opportunity for these keen minds to observe the
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
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