Project Overview

Our mission is “To help power South Africa with renewable energy, while stimulating and sustaining local social economic upliftment and enterprise development.”

The Lesedi Power Project was selected by South Africa’s Department of Energy (DOE) in the first round of bids of its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPP).

At the time Lesedi was one of the largest project finance transactions ever completed in South Africa. The project is also among the most extensive renewable energy projects in continental Africa.

Lesedi has the capacity to power around 65,000 South African homes. This is because of the project feeding clean, renewable energy to the Eskom South African electricity grid with about 140 GWh/ per annum since commercial operation in 2014.

Economic Development

In its quest for development and sustainability, Lesedi’s approach recognises the requirements in the full value chain of skills development, access to market and market creation. This is achieved through the interwoven implementation of socio economic development (SED) together with enterprise development programmes.

 

Per the REIPPP program Lesedi is engaged with communities and small businesses within the priority area namely; Tsantsabane and Kgatelopele municipalities.

Enterprise Development

Lesedi actively supports SMME development and business sustainability, with the aim of driving employment creation and building the local economy.

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Socio-Economic Development

Lesedi Power has committed to broad based community benefit in its Socio-Economic Development (SED) programme over its 20-year project lifespan.

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Economic Development Programme

DANIELSKUIL TECHNICAL SCHOOL

DANIELSKUIL TECHNICAL SCHOOL

In 2020 the unemployment rate in South Africa stood at almost 30% and youth unemployment at 55.75%. This is evident in the Kgatelopele and Tsantsabane Local Municipalities where su…
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REKGARATLHILE HONEYBEE COOPERATIVE

REKGARATLHILE HONEYBEE COOPERATIVE

The Rekgaratlhile Honey Bee is a bee farming cooperative based in Skeyfontein, approximately 20km from Postmasburg. The Cooperative is a 100% black women owned and entered Lesedi’s…
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PAT & SON WELDING & PROJECTS

PAT & SON WELDING & PROJECTS

Pat and Son is a welding and fabrication business based in Postmasburg. The SMME first entered Lesedi’s EnD programme in 2018 when the business received equipment support. At the t…
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COVID-19 MITIGATION

The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) is designed so that each project is required to spend a certain percentage of their revenue on soci…
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