Pele means first.
We are proud to have been amongst the first independent power producers to operate in South Africa. Since 2009, we have grown our asset base to include a diverse portfolio of technologies and approaches. Our portfolio exceeds 2GW of clean energy, comprising of wind and solar utility-scale projects as well as battery storage. We feed the national grid and are also a supplier to private energy-intensive users. Our aim is to appreciate the needs of the sector and develop meaningful responses as it grows and transforms, in response to society.
Introducing the Sonvanger
Solar Power Plant
PGE has been selected as the developer by a large mining conglomerate in South Africa, on behalf of the a mining Pooling and Sharing Joint Venture, to design, finance, build, own and operate the 100 MW Sonvanger Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project located approximately 4 km southwest of Theunissen in the Free State Province, South Africa (the Project). The Project will be developed, constructed and operated under a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) established by PGE, namely Sonvanger Solar Power Plant (RF) (Pty) Ltd (Sonvanger SPP). The renewable energy facility will supply electricity, through wheeling arrangements with Eskom, to the Buyer’s facility in the North-West Province, Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Province.