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Another green project joins North Sub­District,” says Dr Molokoe, the sub­
district manager.
The focus of Zeerust Solar’s economic
West province’s green power map development programme is to empower and
strengthen local communities in and around
the Zeerust area, namely Ikageleng,
eerust Solar, situated near the town of Zeerust, in the North West province, has Henryville, Olienhout Park, Shalimar Park,
commenced its commercial operations, having achieved full compliance. This totally South Welbedacht (Lehurutshe Town) and Groot
ZAfrican­owned PV project, joins Bokamoso and Waterloo Solar plants, putting the North Marico, as well as extending to 40 villages
West on the map as a player in the renewable energy sector, not only delivering additional located within the Ramotshere Moiloa Local
power to the country’s national grid, but also to benefit the rural communities through Municipal area.
impactful economic development programmes. The 75 MW Zeerust Solar is currently the
“Extensive economic development projects kicked off during our project’s construction largest solar PV power project in the
period to provide Covid­19 relief, in addition to enterprise development training and accelerator Province, with 250 080 solar panels
programmes, skills development training and other welfare initiatives,” said Isaac Mmushi, CEO harnessing the sun’s energy. The solar plant
of Zeerust Solar. will generate as much as 180 GWh per year,
In partnership with the Ramotshere Moiloa sub­district of the Department of Education, enough to satisfy the needs of around 84 000
Zeerust Solar has also supported education. “The implemented programmes, including specific average South African homes.
support for Stinkhoutboom Primary, have helped rural learners gain confidence to succeed The project, which commenced
despite the challenges they face. This is in addition to a Grade 12 excellence awards programme, construction in January 2019, stands on a
aimed to stimulate and honour academic achievements of matriculants, in schools across the 179­ha site and is connected to Eskom’s
Kameeldoorn switching station which feeds
the power into the country’s national grid.
Around 1000 people from the local
beneficiary communities were directly
employed on the project during
construction. This is in addition to the
employment created through the
contracting out of various services.
Zeerust Solar is owned by African
Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM, a
member of Old Mutual Alternative
Investments) through its IDEAS Fund, Reatile
Solar Power (RF) (Pty) Ltd, Phakwe Solar (RF)
(Pty) Ltd, AREP (African Rainbow Energy and
Power) and Cicada Community Trust. n

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