Row rect Shape Decorative svg added to bottom POWER, UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE Supplier development partnership Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Insights and Events > Renewable Energy Solutions SHARE An innovative new Supplier Development partnership between Solana Energy and Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) has ensured the democratisation of access to solar energy that will allow high-impact social initiatives to continue their critical work. Through Absa CIB’s Citizenship programme, Solana Energy has been appointed to install solar energy to identified beneficiaries over a period of 3 years with the first installation delivered at the Ma Mohau NPO orphanage, located in Ekhuruleni in the east of Gauteng. Activities at the orphanage have been significantly curtailed as the site had been impacted with 4 to 6 hours of loadshedding daily. Not only were electrical appliances affected but the water pump for the site was not able to supply clean water during interruptions. When Solana Energy arrived for the solar panel installation they found that the roof was not stable enough to hold the weight of the panels. They first had to structurally repair walls and the roof before they could proceed with the installation. Through interventions from Solana Energy, a solar system was installed, the roof of the facility was structurally enhanced and the water pump now has consistent power supply. https://cib.absa.africa/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 Related Articles POWER, UTILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS The Risk Problem with Investors Treating African Energy as One Market The El Niño-linked drought that parched Southern Africa in 2024 emptied one of the most important pieces of energy infrastructure on the continent. Lake Kariba, which stretches across the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, dropped towards some of its lowest usable levels in years as rainfall across the Zambezi basin dwindled. Read more POWER, UTILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS Africa’s Power Market is Learning to Share British power developer Gridworks recently signed two landmark agreements with the Government of Uganda to begin construction on the Amari Project, widely regarded as Africa’s first independent transmission project to reach this phase. Read more POWER, UTILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS Africa’s Industries Are Power Hungry, And Investors Want a Seat at the Table When New York-based energy firm Hydro-Link partnered last year with Swiss infrastructure group Mitrelli to develop a 1,150-kilometre transmission line between Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the logic behind the investment was difficult to miss. Read more
