STUDENTS FROM THE RURAL TOWN OF PELLA RECEIVE ASSISTANCE
Rosalie Engelsman, from the small rural town of Pella in the Northern Cape’s Namakwaland, is one of the many local beneficiaries currently studying with the assistance of Konkoonsies Solar Power’s bursary programme. “My plan is to return to Pella and hopefully get a job in a finance departmen
YOUTH BUSINESSES GET SUPPORT
A youth-owned company that produces school uniforms for local schools in the Northern Cape, is one of a number of SMME’s that are receiving funding and business support as part of an Economic Development collaboration programme that focuses on supporting youth start-ups, to help them become more sustain
1500 LEARNERS BENEFIT FROM YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
June 2021 Close to 1 500 high school learners, across six schools in the Northern Cape’s Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, have participated in a Youth Skills Development Programme, focused on career guidance and leadership. The programme focuses on ensuring that learners have the necessary tools and ski
Keeping it local: lessons learned and how we make the most of South Africa’s solar PV sector.
STATEMENT – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Striking the right balance is never easy. There has been much debate around the removal of the local-content requirement on aluminium frames for photovoltaic panels by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic). The decision has caused questions to be
SAPVIA welcomes embedded generation threshold increase
Media Statement – For Immediate Release The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) thoroughly endorses today’s announcement by the President to raise the licensing threshold for embedded generation plants to 100MW. Welcoming the news, the South African Photovoltaic Industry Assoc
UPGRADING COMMUNITY NGO ABLUTION FACILITIES TO IMPROVE HYGIENE
As part of De Wildt Solar’s Hearts and Minds initiative, a waterless ablution facility has been installed at Rutanang AIDS Project, in Mmakau, in the Madibeng Local Municipality. The ablution facilities, from Enviro Loo, have been installed to replace the use of old drop toilets, which are
Trina Solar Wins Its Seventh Consecutive “Top Performer”
Certified by PVEL for Its High-Reliability Modules Dubai, UAE – June 08, PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), the leading independent PV test laboratory has recently released its latest annual global PV module test results, the 2021 PV Module Reliability Scorecard Report. Trina Solar again placed as a “Top Perfo
JinkoSolar Large-Area N-Type Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cell Reaches Record-breaking New High Efficiency of 25.25%
SHANGRAO, May 31, 2021 — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that the maximum solar conversion efficiency of its large-area N-type monocrystal
Job Opportunities – May 2021
Project Manager- Technical Solar Site Manager Technical Compliance Manager Head of Projects Project Manager Product Manager Electrical Engineer Intern Sustainability Analyst
Tender Opportunities – May 2021
The Appointment of Service Provider/s to Supply, Install and Commission Solar Home Lighting Solutions for Informal Settlements on an as and when Required Basis form Date of Award until 30 June 2024 Supply and Installation of a Solar Photovoltaic Grid-Tie System for the South African Pharmacy Council Suppl
