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Windaba 2025 wrapped up on a positive note after three days of engaging discussions and collaboration among South Africa’s wind energy leaders. The main focus was on the country’s readiness to meet the wind energy targets set out in the Draft IRP 2025 and the potential for offshore wind power. Speakers stressed the need to address issues like grid capacity, procurement certainty and policy ...

Day 1 of Windaba 2025 opened with a strong call to action from the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, who outlined South Africa’s plan for a secure, inclusive and sustainable energy future under the IRP 2025. Emphasising reform, industrialisation and partnerships, he highlighted key regulatory changes aimed at unlocking the country’s renewable energy potential. The day’s ...

Day 0 of Windaba 2025 set a strong tone for South Africa’s renewable energy future, calling for collaboration, localisation, and people-centred development to drive the country’s transition from policy to practice. Speaking at the opening session, Deputy Minister of Energy and Electricity Samantha Graham-Maré urged the sector to view the energy transition as “about people, not just megawatts,” ...

Accredited governance training equips local representatives with skills to strengthen accountability and community leadership.

A most recent intake of local talent from communities across the Overberg for a wind turbine technician training programme, aimed at equipping young people with the skills needed to support economic growth and address the shortage of technical expertise in the renewable energy sector, are set to commence their practical training at Klipheuwel Wind Farm this month.

Feuke Mostert is one of four emerging female farmers from Loeriesfontein who were part of a larger group of community subsistence farmers that recently took part in a week-long Dorper Sheep Training course in Williston. The training, made possible through a collaboration between the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, and Loeriesfontein and Khobab Wind Farms, was aimed at ...

By combining 15 years of procurement experience with a renewed focus on transmission and reform, the IPPO is laying the groundwork for a future where renewable energy growth, economic development, and social impact go hand in hand. At the Conference, my team and I will share more on how we are restoring investor confidence and collaborating with the private sector to ensure South Africa’s energy ...

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has announced the upcoming WindAc Africa 2025, the eighth iteration of the academic conference aimed at connecting research, innovation, and industry within the wind energy field. The event is scheduled for 21–23 October 2025 at CTICC 2 in Cape Town, occurring concurrently with the 14th Windaba Conference and Exhibition. 

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"On the global stage, South Africa’s renewed commitments at the UN General Assembly served as a reminder that our industry sits at the heart of both national and international priorities. Wind power is more than electrons on the grid, it represents jobs, industrialisation, and pathways to inclusive growth. As such, our choices as an industry have impact well beyond energy security."

Building on the success of a local wind turbine technician training programme, which launched in June last year, four new young trainees have completed the theory portion of their training, with their two months of practical on site training commencing this week.