NIVESHEN GOVENDER SET TO LEAD SA’S WIND INDUSTRY AS CEO OF SAWEA
The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has announced the appointment of Niveshen Govender as CEO, who undertakes a leading role in driving the country’s transition to a greener economy as South Africa accelerates its efforts to decarbonise its power sector and increase its energy availability. He brings along a ...
GREEN ENERGY DEPLOYMENT AND LOW CARBON INDUSTRIALISATION ON THE HORIZON
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 ...
ESKOM LAND OPENS DOORS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN MPUMALANGA PROVINCE
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 ...
SA WIND GIVES GREEN FUNDING A THUMBS UP
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 ...
SAWEA ANNOUNCES CHAIR TO LEAD WIND ENERGY TRANSITION
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. ...
REIPPPP BID WINDOW 5 PREFERRED BIDDERS ANNOUNCED
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 ...
SA WIND JOINS GLOBAL PUSH FOR NET ZERO AHEAD OF COP26 AND CLIMATE CHANGE BILL
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 ...
OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL MAY BE SA’S ANSWER TO DECARBONISATION
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 ...
EXPERTS DISCUSS ROLE OF HYBRID ENERGY SYSTEMS IN SA ENERGY MIX – WINDABA CONFERENCE
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 ...
CONFERENCE OPENS TO ADDRESS WIND POWER’S ROLE IN SA ECONOMY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
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 ...
ACADEMIC COMMUNITY GATHER AT WINDAC AND ENGAGE IN MASTERCLASSES
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 ...
EWSETA PARTNERS WITH SAWEA TO DRIVE WIND INDUSTRY INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
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 ...
ENERGYDRIVE ARRIVES IN THE EASTERN CAPE TO TEACH LEARNERS ABOUT RENEWABLE POWER
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 ...
SANEDI JOINS SAWEA ON ITS JOURNEY ACROSS SA’s ENERGYDRIVE #WINDROUTE
The South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), has announced that it will board the much loved renewable energy educational road trip, the EnergyDRIVE, as a partner in this year’s campaign, next month ...
THE WIND POWER SECTOR MOURNS THE LOSS OF MS NTOMBIFUTHI NTULI
13 August 2021 The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) and the sector at large, today mourns the loss of their beloved Princess Ntombifuthi Ntuli, CEO of SAWEA ...
