Scatec Solar in 2020 connected the 258-megawatt solar photovoltaic complex, which consists of three plants, to the national grid, and employs 69 workers at the sites.
UPINGTON - The Upington solar power complex was lauded for its positive social impact on surrounding communities.Delegates, including Norway’s minister of International Development, Anne Tvinnereim, on Friday visited the plant for an update on operations and the social impact.
Scatec’s solar PV project consists of the Dyasons Klip 1 & 2 plants as well as the Sirius solar plant.' EWN Reporter April 21, 2023 Plant operations and maintenance manager Sazi Ramoekipa said he initially started as a general worker at Scatec's Dreunberg solar power plant in Eastern Cape. Ramoekipa, a mechanical engineer, said the social impact of the plant was also important, besides the technical aspects of generating renewable energy.
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