May 24th, 2012 | by Andrew
Vestas and Suzlon came out winners following South Africa awarding 562.5MW of wind power project contracts in the second round of its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Program auction. More broadly, South Africans across the developing nation stand to benefit as building out a clean, renewable energy infrastructure will yield benefits for the economy, society and the environment
May 23rd, 2012 | by Andrew
It's been a long time in the works, but South Africa's renewable energy drive is on much firmer ground with the award of contracts to develop 19 new renewable energy projects. Valued at more than $3 billion, the projects will result in the construction of manufacturing facilities and the creation of more than 7,000 green jobs. That's in addition to all the CO2, greenhouse gases, pollution and environmental degradation that will be avoided.
March 18th, 2012 | by Andrew
Green job creation, as well as clean energy generation, is a focal point in evaluating 2nd-round bids for developing renewable energy projects in South Africa as the government aims for renewable energy resources to meet 42% of the nation's electricity needs by
