News flash
- Engineering, procurement and constriction (EPC) company, JUWI, will build 340 MW of solar PV projects worth R6 billion for Glencore, Teraco, Sasol, and Air Liquide in 2025.
JUWI Renewable Energies has announced plans to begin construction on three major private solar projects in 2025. Representing investments of over ZAR6 billion and totaling 340 megawatts (MW) of capacity, the projects will make a major contribution to South Africa’s clean energy transition while serving key players in the mining, data centre, and energy sectors, including Glencore, Teraco, Sasol, and Air Liquide.
The projects include:
- A 120 MW solar PV facility for Teraco Data Centres, Africa’s largest data centre company, supplying multiple locations via wheeling innovation from a generation site in the Free State Province.
- A 120 MW solar PV facility for Sasol and Air Liquide, in partnership with independent power producers (IPPs) TotalEnergies, Mulilo and Reatile Group.
- A 100 MW solar PV facility for Glencore Mine, providing clean energy to its ferrochrome smelters in partnership with Pele Green Energy.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
