Clean Energy, Brighter Future, Stronger Community

About

Located 60 km north of Loeriesfontein in the Northern Cape Province, the Loeriesfontein Wind Farms—comprising Loeriesfontein 2 and Khobab Wind Farm—each have a generation capacity of 140 MW, together delivering over one million megawatt-hours of clean, renewable energy to the national grid annually.

When constructed between 2016 and 2017, these sister projects represented the largest single expanse of wind turbines in the country. The projects achieved over two million construction man-hours without a single lost-time incident and reached commercial operations on schedule as part of the third round of the South African government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP).

Spanning 6,653 hectares of agricultural land, the 122 wind turbine generators produce enough electricity to power over 240,000 average South African homes. Over their operational life, they are expected to avoid approximately 22 million tonnes of carbon emissions while using minimal water resources

Infinity Power South Africa operates the wind farms, with Siemens Wind Power contracted to provide maintenance services over a 20-year term.

Community

As members of the Loeriesfontein community, we are committed to contributing to sustainable community growth through financial and non-financial community development initiatives. We do this by giving back a percentage of our total revenue earned to the community through Socio-Economic Development (1.5%) and Enterprise Development (0.6%).

Our SED and ED programmes address a wide range of local needs, including healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure, women’s empowerment, youth upliftment, academic support, early childhood development, and broader community building. We also support the growth and sustainability of local enterprises—particularly youth- and women-owned businesses, as well as SMMEs—through funding, training, and skills development.

Speaking at the official launch of the two wind farms, the Premier of the Northern Cape shared, “Through these investments made by the wind farms, the Province has secured a substantial share of the equity for local communities with benefits materialising over the project life. We are convinced that by working together, we can make a further impact, especially on job creation.”

Community Funding

The Enterprise Development (EnD) and Socio-Economic Development (SED) Community Fund supports initiatives that advance community upliftment and enterprise growth.

⁠SED Community Fund: open to small and emerging non-profit organisations and socially driven enterprises.
EnD Community Fund: open to small business enterprises.
⁠First-time applicants may apply to the Community Fund only.

SED Funding

EnD FUNDING

Sustainability Funding

The Enterprise Development (EnD) and Socio-Economic Development (SED) Sustainability Fund supports initiatives that promote local economic growth, job creation, and community development.

SED Sustainability Fund: open to small and emerging non-profit organisations and socially driven enterprises.
EnD Sustainability Fund: open to established business enterprises.
⁠Second-time applicants (previous Community Fund recipients who have demonstrated growth and/or meaningful impact) may apply to the Sustainability Fund only.

SED Funding

EnD FUNDING

Community Trust

The Loeriesfontein Renewable Energy Community Trust and Khobab Renewable Energy Community Trust own a 5% share in each respective wind farm. This ownership was established through loans from the Development Bank of South Africa (50%) and the company shareholders (50%). Once the loans have been repaid, the trust will invest in community education, health, agriculture, sports and culture, and social welfare development.

Investors & Partners

Africa’s largest pure-play renewable energy provider, with a 1.3 GW portfolio spanning solar and onshore wind projects in Egypt, South Africa, and Senegal. Committed to lighting up Africa, the company drives sustainable development while creating economic, educational, and environmental benefits for local communities.

Part of Old Mutual Limited and is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange with secondary listings in London, Malawi, Namibia and Zimbabwe

A South African based investment manager, primarily focused on investing in renewable energy assets across sub-Saharan African.

One of South Africa’s oldest black-owned investors — a diversified investment management company committed to developing and investing in businesses for the long-term benefit of communities and stakeholders.

Established by the project company with the objective of carrying out public benefit activities to benefit the local community in the areas of enterprise development, education and health.