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JUWI to build 340 MW of solar PV projects in South Africa in 2025


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Cape Town / Wörrstadt (renewablepress) - JUWI Renewable Energies (www.juwi.co.za), a global renewable energy leader, today announced plans to begin construction on three major private solar projects in 2025. Representing investments of over ZAR6 billion (US-$ 320 m) and totaling 340 megawatts (MW) of capacity, the projects will make a major contribution to South Africa’s clean energy transition while serving key players in the mining, data centre, and energy sectors, including Glencore, Teraco, Sasol, and Air Liquide.


Together, the projects will generate over 1 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of clean energy annually, enough to power 200,000 South African households, and offset nearly 1 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions per year. These projects will also create over 2,000 jobs during construction, reinforcing JUWI’s role as a major player in South Africa’s renewable energy sector, while contributing around 5% to the country’s total solar PV capacity.

The projects include:

- A 120 MW solar PV facility for Teraco Data Centres, Africa’s largest data centre company, supplying multiple locations via wheeling innovation from a generation site in the Free State Province.

- A 120 MW solar PV facility for Sasol and Air Liquide, in partnership with independent power producers (IPPs) TotalEnergies, Mulilo and Reatile Group.

- A 100 MW solar PV facility for Glencore Mine, providing clean energy to its ferrochrome smelters in partnership with Pele Green Energy.


“These projects underscore the critical role of private sector leadership in driving South Africa’s energy transition,” said Richard Doyle, MD, JUWI Renewable Energies. “As one of the pioneers of the country’s renewable energy sector, JUWI is proud to partner with energy-intensive industries and IPPs to deliver innovative projects that enhance energy resilience, reduce emissions, and accelerate progress toward net zero. These projects reflect our commitment to building a sustainable energy future for South Africa.”

The start of 2025 has marked significant progress for South Africa’s energy sector, with the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act coming into force and Bid Window 7 projects announced under the government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). These reforms are essential as the latest Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) analysis, released in November 2024, targets 26 GW of new renewable energy capacity by 2030, requiring an average deployment of 6 GW of wind and solar annually.

“Achieving South Africa’s renewable energy and greenhouse gas reduction targets demands urgent and decisive action from the country’s most energy-intensive sectors,” said Dr. Rethabile Melamu, CEO of the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA). Private sector investments are essential, especially considering our heavy reliance on coal and the carbon-intensive nature of our economy. These projects not only accelerate our transition to clean energy, but also highlight innovative business models and solutions, while strengthening the resilience and global competitiveness of our industry. We are excited that JUWI, one of SAPVIA’s long-standing members, will play a pivotal role in delivering these transformative projects, further establishing solar PV as a key technology in securing South Africa’s energy future.”

Beyond these new projects, JUWI also currently operates and maintains nine large renewable energy projects in Africa, totaling 574 MW, which generate nearly 1 million megawatt-hours of electricity annually.


About the JUWI Group

The JUWI Group has been one of the leading specialists for renewable energies for almost 30 years and offers complete project development as well as other services related to the planning, construction, and operational management of renewable energy plants. The business areas mainly include projects with wind and solar energy as well as hybrid systems with storage for industrial applications. The company belongs to Mannheim-based MVV Energie AG, one of the largest municipal energy suppliers in Germany.

JUWI employs more than 1,350 people worldwide and is present with projects on all continents. Outside Germany, there are subsidiaries in Italy, Greece, South Africa, and the USA.

To date, JUWI has implemented more than 1,250 wind energy plants with a capacity of about 3,000 megawatts at around 250 locations worldwide in the wind segment; in the solar segment, there are around 2,000 PV plants with a total capacity of around 4,000 megawatts. JUWI's operations management services wind energy and photovoltaic plants with a capacity of more than 4,100 megawatts. JUWI has initiated a total investment volume of more than 11 billion euros for the realization of energy projects.


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Cape Town / Wörrstadt, 28 January 2025


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About JUWI GmbH

The JUWI Group has been one of the leading specialists for renewable energies for more than 25 years and offers complete project development as well as other services related to the planning, construction, and operational management of renewable energy plants. Its business areas primarily include projects with wind and solar energy as well as hybrid systems with storage for industrial applications.

The company belongs to Mannheim-based MVV Energie AG, one of the largest municipal energy suppliers in Germany. JUWI has its headquarters in Wörrstadt near Mainz and further locations in Hanover, Brandis (Saxony), Melle/Osnabrück, Stuttgart, Bochum and in Franconia. In the summer of 2022, Windwärts Energie GmbH was merged into juwi AG, which subsequently changed its legal form to JUWI GmbH. JUWI was founded in Rhineland-Palatinate in 1996, Windwärts in Lower Saxony in 1994.
Worldwide, JUWI employs more than 1,100 people and is present with projects on all continents. Outside Germany, there are branches in Italy, Greece, South Africa, the USA, Japan, Australia, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore.

To date, JUWI has implemented more than 1,200 wind turbines with a capacity of more than 2,800 megawatts at around 200 locations worldwide in the wind segment; in the solar segment, there are around 1,850 PV plants with a total capacity of around 3,250 megawatts. JUWI's operations management services wind energy and photovoltaic plants with a capacity of more than 4,100 megawatts. JUWI has initiated a total investment volume of more than ten billion euros for the realization of energy projects.

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Christian Hinsch
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Christian Hinsch

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Christian Hinsch

Christian Hinsch
JUWI GmbH
Mail: Hinsch@juwi.de
Phone: +49 (0)6732 9657-1201