Press Releases

As the country’s energy availability factor (EAF) once again dips below the 60% mark, the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) advocates that increased power generation from renewables needs to be accelerated ...
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Cape Town, 10 February 2022 In preparation for SONA 2022, the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) engaged the broader wind power sector to highlight the challenges that industry is experiencing, for presentation to the Project Management’s Office of the Presidency.  The focus included both challenges the industry is currently ...
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January 2022 The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) expects 2022 to be a year defined by the accelerated uptake of green power procurement and South Africa’s intensifying commitment to the climate agenda, alongside a number of other shifts in the energy space brought on by changes in technological deployment ...
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15 December 2021 Responding to the statement issued by Eskom today, the South Africa Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has come out in support of the Utility’s announcement to initiate an auction process that will unlock and make land alongside its power stations, in the Mpumalanga Province, available to private investors ...
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November 2021 The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has put its voice of support behind the first of its kind green financing deal, announced at Cop26 climate talks last week.  Speaking on behalf of the wind power industry and the country’s broader renewable energy sector, this deal, which comprises ...
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2 November 2021 The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has announced the re-appointment of Mercia Grimbeek as Chair, for a second two-year term. Grimbeek, who has served on the Board of Governance since 2018, has been part of South Africa’s renewable energy sector since its inception, eleven years ago.  ...
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28 October 2021 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) announced the preferred bidders for the Fifth Bid Window (BW5) under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), which will see just short of 2 600MW of new generation capacity being developed by Independent Power Producers (IPPs), including ...
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October 2021 Ahead of this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, taking place 31 October to 12 November 2021, and the imminent parliamentary tabling of South Africa’s Climate Change Bill, the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has reiterated its commitment to ensure the country’s wind industry aligns with ...
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CTICC, 8 October 2021 South Africa was one of many nations that signed an intended nationally determined contribution to commit to reducing carbon emissions, COP21. This pledge requires the country to decrease carbon emissions by over 40% by 2025, and according to the Department of Environmental Affairs renewable energy is ...
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CTICC, 7 October 2021 As South Africa continues on its journey to a greener economy, energy experts, who gathered at this year’s Windaba conference, predict that our future energy mix is likely to include dispatchable power, in the form of hybrid systems  This follows the DMRE’s launch of its technology ...
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October 2021, CTICC Chair of the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA), Mercia Grimbeek welcomed local and international wind energy industry members and sector stakeholders to the 10th annual international Wind Industry conference – Windaba 2021, marking a decade of wind power in South Africa ...
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Cape Town, 5 October 2021 WindAc Africa 2021, kicked-off its fourth instalment today, with a key note address delivered by Mr Kristoffer Böttzauw, the Director General of the Danish Energy Agency (DEA), a strategic partner of strategic partner and a keen supporter wind energy sector ...
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With the aim of encouraging young professionals to join the energy sector, the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA), recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Energy and Water Sector Education Training Authority (EWSETA). SAWEA subsequently submitted an application through the discretionary grant to EWSETA, to support their Wind ...
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6 September 2021, Eastern Cape The custom-built EnergyDRIVE truck has kicked-off its 2021 tour of the country, having arrived in the Eastern Cape last week, from Durban University of Technology (DUT).  The much-loved yellow edu-tainer is visiting schools and local wind farms in the region to engage with hundreds of ...
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