The green side of building a renewable energy plant in Northern Cape
Engineers from renewables company Scatec have started work on a massive project in the Northern Cape, which forms part of the South African government’s Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP).
Life on a wind farm in Springbok as a woman in engineering
Kangnas Wind Farm Plant Manager, in Springbok in the Northern Cape, Brenda Sidaki, is one of a handful of women engineers heading this male dominated industry. In a recent interview with Radio NFM, she discussed why she chose this career and found herself leading this utility scale wind farm.
Orania, a Karoo town in the Northern Cape, named after the Orange River flowing alongside, has experienced rapid population growth in the last few decades. Consequently, the wastewater plant did not have adequate capacity to cope and a new one had to be built. The appointed contractors were Orania Infrastruktuur and they conducted the project from March through to mid-December of 2021.
Northern Cape set to benefit as the ‘New Oil’, Copper, is set for steady climb as world economy pilots to green
Big Tree Copper chief executive Jan Nelson expects a steady climb in demand for the red metal over the next three decades. This, as the world has turned its full attention to sustainable energy and a greener economy. It is likely the beginning of a super cycle.
Vedanta Board Approves Investment of ZAR 7 Billion towards the expansion of Gamsberg Mine in the Northern Cape, South Africa
Board of Vedanta Ltd has approved an Investment of ZAR 7 Billion Investment towards the expansion of Gamsberg Mine to double up its production capacity in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa a vision to produce ‘Green Metal’.
Two large-scale solar plants begin feeding green power to the national grid
Two utility-scale solar plants in the Northern Cape, Aggeneys Solar, and Konkoonsies II Solar have commenced commercial operations, adding a collective 132MW to South Africa’s generation capacity.
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