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The transportation of wind turbine components from the Port of Ngqura to the Umsobomvu Wind Farm, located on the border of the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape provinces, is currently in progress. This significant logistical operation involves moving 81-metre-long turbine blades, tower sections, nacelles, hubs and other components over a distance of 550 kilometres via the regional highways.

Improving access to quality early childhood education is crucial for laying the foundation for lifelong learning, particularly in underprivileged areas. To address this need, 18 Early Childhood Development (ECD) Practitioners from the Saldanha Bay Municipality have successfully completed the accredited ECD Qualification (NQF Level 4) programme, impacting nearly 900 children. Funded by Umoya ...

Sports play a crucial role in promoting healthy lifestyles, encouraging physical activity, and building essential skills among youths and adults. With this in mind, Kangnas Wind Farm proudly partnered with the Namakwa Sports Council to sponsor a series of exciting rugby and netball tournaments held across the Namakwa region recently. The sponsorship, which provided medals, trophies, and prize ...

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) acknowledges the key interventions to reform the public procurement programme, announced by the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, during his press briefing on 21 October 2024. Developed through extensive stakeholder consultations, including SAWEA’s participation, these interventions reflect an analysis of the challenges and ...

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) is thrilled to announce the opening of applications for the 2025 Wind Industry Internship Programme (WIIP). This initiative supports South Africa’s goal of achieving a low carbon economy and a climate-resilient society through creating quality jobs, aligning with South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET IP), and the South African ...

As part of an ongoing commitment to community upliftment, a local wind farm recently provided comfort packs to mothers facing extended stays at the community hospital in Ceres. This act of care not only brought much-needed relief to these mothers but also underscored the broader societal conversation around the challenges women face, especially those on their journey through motherhood.

In less than a year after being awarded under the DMRE’s Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (ESIPPPP), the Oasis 1: Mookodi battery energy storage systems (BESS) project reached commercial close on 16 October 2024, with the signing of project documents in Cape Town, in the presence of the Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr Ramokgopa, the NTCSA, the DMRE, the ...

Bursary funding is opening doors for aspiring teachers and other students in the greater Kouga area, enabling them to follow their passion for education. Among the more than 50 beneficiaries of the Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm Bursary Fund, which supports local students across various fields, is Ruchaan Malgas (30), now in her final year of a Bachelor of Education (Foundation Phase) degree. Her story ...

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) celebrates a significant milestone in South Africa’s renewable energy journey, alongside its members—Reatile, AIIM, ACED, Sasol, and Rand Merchant Bank—with the successful delivery of wind electrons from the first private wind energy project, Msenge Emoyeni Wind Farm.

Building on the success of the Mpumalanga energyDRIVE in May to promote renewable power technologies and provide career guidance in rural community schools, the Cape Route energyDRIVE is currently underway. Starting the Cape Route at Skurweberg Secondary School in Ceres, Western Cape on the 7th of October, the energyDRIVE bus aims to reach over 5,000 learners across the Western, Northern, and ...