Global employer certification firm Top Employers Institute has stated that 73 per cent of Top Employers have embraced environmental protection programmes and green initiatives in South Africa
Renewables
MTN installs solar cooling system at offices in Johannesburg
Telecom company MTN has installed a concentrating solar cooling system to cool down data centres at its head office in Johannesburg, South Africa
Jeffreys Bay wind farm inaugurated in South Africa
Private power generation company Globeleq has completed the 138MW Jeffreys Bay wind farm at Port Elizabeth in South Africa
Canada’s Windiga Energy commissions solar plant in Burkina Faso
Canadian renewable energy developer Windiga Energy has commissioned a 20MW solar project worth US$50mn in Burkina Faso
IRENA and ADFD to provide funding for Sierra Leone solar project
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) will provide funds of US$9mn towards the development of a 6MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Freetown, Sierra Leone