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Karreebosch Wind Farm Achieves First Star Lift Milestone
4 March 2026: Karreebosch Wind Farm Achieves First Star Lift Milestone Karreebosch Wind Farm, South Africa, located near Sutherland in the Northern Cape, has achieved a significant construction milestone with the successful completion of its first wind turbine star lift, marking the transition...
Skep saam welvaart met skoon energie
In Suid-Afrika se oorgang na ’n volhoubare en betroubare energievooruitsig, staan G7 Renewable Energies uit, nie net vir hul tegniese kundigheid nie, maar vir hul volgehoue vennootskappe gegrond op vertroue, billikheid en ’n gesamentlike visie. Sedert 2008 is G7 een van die land se voorste...
Karreebosch Wind Farm
The Karreebosch Wind Farm illustrates how private offtakers, innovative financing and urgent grid reforms are reshaping the country’s electricity market and accelerating the shift toward large-scale, privately driven renewable energy. Karreebosch, a shift towards a new model As South Africa...
South Africa’s wind industry can triple its installed capacity
South Africa’s wind industry is ready to grow, but limited grid capacity remains a major hurdle. G7 Renewables CEO Dr Kilian Hagemann warns that, despite the legal unbundling of the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) from Eskom Holdings, both still report to Eskom, creating...
Karreebosch News
Nurturing Karoo biodiversity at the Karreebosch Wind Farm Project Mitigating the environmental impacts of construction work needs careful planning and meticulous execution, especially in areas like the Karoo - where vegetation can be more sensitive to disruption and take longer to recover. The 140...
South African energy market begins to shift:
South African energy market begins to shift: South Africa's energy market is changing and becoming more diversified, but barriers and significant constraints also remain ahead on the journey to shape a reliable, inclusive, competitive and decarbonised power sector. These sentiments were...
Ons nooi grondeienaars uit om saam skoon energie te ontwikkel.
Jou Grond. Jou Toekoms. Ons Vennootskap. G7 Renewable Energies nooi grondeienaars uit om saam skoon energie te ontwikkel. In Suid-Afrika se oorgang na ’n volhoubare en betroubare energievooruitsig , staan G7 Renewable Energies uit, nie net vir hul tegniese kundigheid nie, maar vir hul volgehoue...
PPA signed for Karreebosch Wind Farm
G7 Renewable Energies, Cennergi Holdings and Northam Platinum partner on the 140MW Karreebosch Wind Farm G7 Renewable Energies Pty Ltd, Cennergi Holdings Pty Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Exxaro Resources Limited) and Northam Platinum Holdings Limited, are proud to announce the finalisation of...
OYA Energy Reaches Financial Close
We are pleased to announce that the groundbreaking and innovative Oya Energy project has reached financial close on Tuesday, 13 February 2024. The Oya Energy Hybrid Project will be jointly owned and operated by ENGIE (35%), G7 Renewable Energies (20%), Meadows Energy (22,5%) and Perpetua...
Oya Energy reaches Legal Close
On 30 August 2023, G7 Renewable Energies announced that the Oya Energy Hybrid Dispatchable Facility (Oya Energy) reached legal close in South Africa’s Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP). Oya Energy (Pty) Ltd signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with...