Powering Vodacom’s Midrand Campus with a Landmark Solar Project
At Enlit Africa, Next Renewable Generation (NrG) showcased one of its flagship commercial renewable energy projects, a 6.2MW solar PV installation delivered for Vodacom at its Midrand campus.
Completed ahead of schedule in just 14 months, the project spans 13 sub-projects across the site, including rooftop systems and bespoke solar carports. The installation now supplies approximately 25 percent of the campus’s annual electricity demand, delivering meaningful cost savings while significantly reducing carbon emissions. As the largest on-site solar installation within the Vodafone Group globally, the project stands as a strong example of how large-scale, on-site renewables can be delivered reliably and at pace.
The milestone was further recognised when NrG was named Standard Bank Group Project Manager of the Year, acknowledging the team’s delivery excellence, technical innovation, and long-term contribution to sustainable infrastructure across the region.
The SANEA 2021 Energy Rewards
Education Award | Upliftment through education
Roger Thompson
Roger Thompson is a Professional Electrical & Renewable Energy Professional (REP). With this background Roger has provided a significant contribution to the Renewable Energy Sector through education in the following ways: -Training clients and energy partners in the sector on Technical design review, construction inspection, commissioning and testing, plant PR testing results review. Endorsement for this work is attached to this submission. -Providing EPC contractor Design Handbook development and training, EPC Contractor Construction site Quality of works training and EPC Contractor Hand-over Pack training for clients and energy partners in the sector. -Training clients and energy partners in industry performance standards such as Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts. -Provided training as a guest lecture to students doing Masters in Urban Studies – Sustainable and Energy Efficient Cities.
2021 U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Award
Law and Finance
Johana Afenjar
Johana Afenjar is an engineer and project finance professional. She was most recently a senior director of capital markets at Clearway Energy Group, where she was the transaction lead in the financing of Clearway’s 140 MW Hawaii portfolio, raising over $500 million in debt, tax equity, and investor capital. She was also instrumental in educating and bringing new capital providers to an emerging asset class: community solar, leading the team in raising nearly $1 billion in financing for more than 500 MW of community solar assets.
Kayema receives SAEE ‘Energy Company Of The Year’ award 2010
Solar water heating solution provider Kayema Energy Solutions was awarded the “Energy Company Of The Year” award, at the South African Association For Energy Efficiency (SAEE) yearly banquet in Johannesburg. Kayema was nominated by Energy Cybernetics as a candidate.
“This is a testament to us for going above and beyond, and is something all our team can celebrate having played their part in winning,” said Kayema GM James Shirley, who accepted the award. The solar water heating system at the Legacy hotel consists of 117 2-kWh flat panel collectors, and is capable of preheating 30 000 l of water before it enters the hotel’s electrical heating system, which is expected to reduce the electricity usage by about 60%.