Solar Capital De Aar 3 is funding a highly successful community initiative to improve the reading skills of local children in the Emthanjeni Municiaplity. The …
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WWF Petition To Support Renewables In SA
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) South Africa is organizing a petition calling on Eskom, the national electricity public utility, to expedite the use of renewable energy …
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Solar Capital De Aar 3 Invests Heavily In ECD
Solar Capital De Aar 3 has joined forces with the Karoo Eisteddfod Trust in a comprehensive holistic programme to alleviate the tremendous need in the …
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Solar Capital De Aar Is Looking To Recruit Entrepreneurs For Training
The Solar Capital De Aar Entrepreneurial Development Programme is on the lookout for a new cohort for 2017! Do you want to be part of …
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Paschal Phelan Interviewed On Future Of Renewables In South Africa
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Top 10 Photographs To Prove Climate Change
The Independent recently posted 10 photographs to show anyone who does not believe in climate change. 1. A group of emperor penguins face a …
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Solar Capital Helps To Power Africa
Solar Capital was recently declared an official partner of the highly regarded US Government-led initiative, Power Africa. The U.S. government launched Power Africa in …
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Solar Capital De Aar And De Aar 3 Award Over 25 Full Tertiary Bursaries
On 24 January 2017, solar companies Solar Capital De Aar and Solar Capital De Aar 3, of which Solar Capital is a major shareholder, awarded …
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Solar Capital De Aar Newsletter
Download Solar Capital De Aar’s newsletter for more information on what is happening with economic development projects in the Emthanjeni area: scda-newsletter_last-quater-2016!
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Solar Capital Named South African ‘Investor of the Year’ 2016
Solar Capital won the prestigious ‘Investor of the Year’ category at the South African Premier Business Awards on Tuesday 6 December. The annual gala event …
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Solar Capital Nominated For South African Premier Business Awards 2016
Solar Capital has been nominated for the category Investor of the Year at the South African Premier Business Awards which take place on 6 December …
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Solar Capital Funded Women’s Shelter Named Best Shelter in the Northern Cape
The Solar Capital De Aar 3 funded Emthabeni Women’s Shelter was named the BEST SHELTER in the Northern Cape by the Department of Social Development …
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Créche Teacher And Parent Training in De Aar
Solar Capital De Aar 3, in collaboration with Learn2Live and the Karoo Eisteddfod Trust, conducted Teacher and Parents Awareness Training in De Aar for the …
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Phelan Energy Group at COP22
Phelan Energy Group (of which Solar Capital is a subsidary) attended COP22 on Thursday 17 October. See below Massimilano Vernaleone, Head of International Business Development. …
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Solar Capital Featured in Dance for Madiba 2016 Mashup
Solar Capital submitted a video to Dance for Madiba for Mandela Day celebrations earlier in the year. Dance for Madiba has now created a mashup off …
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Solar Capital De Aar Bursary Programme 2017 Application
Solar Capital De Aar (Pty) Ltd invites bursary applications from current Grade 12 learners at designated schools in the geographical area of its operation who …
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Abu Dhabi: Three World Record Bids Entered For Sweihan Solar Project
Article by: Sam Pothecary, PV Magazine Published here: http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/abu-dhabi–three-world-record-bids-entered-for-sweihan-solar-project_100026191/#ixzz4LXOpX2Er Further information has arisen from the record breaking solar PV tender that took place in …
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Interview: The Story Of Phelan Energy Group’s Abu Dhabi Solar Bid
Article by: Jonathan Gifford, PV Magazine Article published here: http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/interview–the-story-of-phelan-energy-groups-abu-dhabi-solar-bid_100026210/#axzz4LXIN7Dwm Following three world record low solar bids received for the Sweihan solar project in …
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Turning Back The Damage Done To The Ozone Layer
The ozone layer is a deep layer in earth’s atmosphere that contains ozone which is a naturally occurring molecule containing three oxygen atoms. Not only …
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What Is Solar Irradiation And How Does It Make South Africa An Excellent Location For Solar Facilities?
The sun emits radiation that travels to the earth, this radiation we call solar energy. The solar energy is transmitted as electromagnetic radiation of …
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Excellence and Education the Key to Success in Business says Woman Energy Entrepreneur
It has been 60 years since the 1956 Women’s March to the Union Buildings. Since then much positive change, both politically and in the realm …
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Tunnel Soon To Be Made Much Safer
Article by: Boipelo Mere, News24 Article published here: www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Local/Express-News/tunnel-soon-to-be-made-much-safer-20160726 The notorious key tunnel in De Aar is being given a facelift in an effort …
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Great Things Take Time: The Story of Georgina Kamies
I am a true woman of the Northern Cape. I was born and spent my childhood in De Aar, married a local man and worked …
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Individual Woman Creating Waves of Change In The Northern Cape
I have been an appointed government Community Development Worker (CDW) since 2007 after a group of local women and myself graduated through the University of …
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The Launch Of My Own Business In De Aar
I am a born and bred De Aar local. I have no intentions of leaving De Aar because I am a family man and this …
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Youth Day Highlights Need To Invest In Entrepreneurial Development
The unemployment rate in South Africa was estimated at 26.7%in March 2016, a significant increase from 24.5% in the first quarter of the year – …
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Teenage Entrepreneurs Support Local Procurement
My best friend Inge van Staden and I are participants in the Solar Capital Entrepreneurial Development Youth Programme which we have been a part of …
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Reducing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder In De Aar
More common in South Africa than Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida and Autism combined, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) directly affects at least 3 million people …
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Inspiring Youngster Shares His Recipe For Success
I am 21-years-old and I am originally from Bloemfontein in the Free State. In Grade 11 I had to quit school because both my parents …
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Skills Development And Youth Employment In De Aar
I am 23-years-old and am originally from Mossel Bay. I have been living with my paternal grandparents in De Aar for the last 15 years. …
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How I Am Paying It Back: Simon Dithebe
I grew up in a suburb called WY8, which is part of the small town of Kuruman in the Northern Cape. My father passed away …
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Young Business Woman Inspired By Solar Capital Entrepreneurial Development Programme
I grew up in Graff-Reinet where I lived with my parents and two brothers. It was not a happy household and I was glad to …
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Solar Power – The Green And Clean Energy We Need In SA According To Paschal Phelan
The environmental change sweeping our world is happening at a rate far faster than previously imagined, concluded the Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-6) study carried out …
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Youngsters In Service Of Their Communities
The aphorism ‘a rising tide lifts all boats’ is associated with the idea that improvements in the general economy will benefit all participants in that …
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Changing Lives In De Aar: The Story Of Francquois Jonkers
I was raised by a single mother in De Aar during the 80s and 90s and was devastated when she passed away when I was …
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Are SA Businesses Doing Enough To Give Back Asks Paschal Phelan?
Are businesses doing enough to give back to the communities in which they work? This has been a question that many South African companies have …
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Adwea Pre-qualifies 48 Firms To Set Up 350 Megawatt Solar Photovoltaic Plant
Article by: Haseeb Haider, Khalee Times Read the full article here Over 90 companies originally showed interest to Adwea’s request for an Expression of Interest …
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The Value Of Investing In Renewable Energy According To Paschal Phelan
The success of the Department of Energy’s (DoE) Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement (REIPPP) Programme is a shining example of South Africa’s ability to …
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Wind And Solar Are Crushing Fossil Fuels
Article by: Tom Randall, Bloomberg Read the full article here Record clean energy investment outpaces gas and coal 2 to 1. Wind and …
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Largest Solar Farm In Southern Hemisphere Launches In De Aar
Today, The Honourable Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson, Minister of Energy, inaugurated the 175MW Solar Capital facility based in De Aar, Northern Cape – making it the …
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Solar Power – Most Affordable Source Of Energy In SA Says Paschal Phelan
In the Budget Speech on 24 February 2016, the Honourable Mr Pravin Gordhan, Finance Minister of South Africa, announced that the Department of Energy’s (DoE) …
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Power Solutions And Jobs Need To Be Top Of Budget Speech Agenda Says Paschal Phelan
On Wednesday, 24 February 2016, the Minister of Finance will present Parliament with the top level plan for South Africa’s finances. As part of this …
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Department Of Energy Sheds Light On REIPPs
Article by: Department of Energy Read the full article here The Minister of Energy, Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson and the Department of Energy are proud …
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Solar Energy Key To Combating Massive Energy Shortage In SA
10 February 2014: In a bid to avoid a massive energy shortage in South Africa, which has been brought on by significant expansion of the …
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SA Solar Energy Player Wins International Renewable Energy Award
19 February 2014: Solar Capital, a prominent solar energy producer in South Africa, has walked away with the prestigious Best Renewable Energy Company in Africa …
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Solar Capital Nominated For Prestigious International Business Award
March 2014: Solar Capital, a prominent solar energy producer in South Africa, has been nominated in the prestigious ‘The European Magazine’s 2014 Excellence Awards’ as …