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Solar resources are abundant for the continent of

Solar resources are abundant for the continent of Africa, with South Africa ranked in the Top 5 locations for the highest solar irradiation in the world.

There are two dominant types of solar electricity-harnessing technologies namely solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar power.

Solar photovoltaic(PV) technology utilizes solar panels to convert sunlight into electricity. A solar panel is a group of connected solar cells, enclosed in a frame, which converts sunlight into electricity.

Concentrated solar power uses mirrors to reflect sunlight onto a small area, harnessing the heat to either power turbines that generate electricity immediately or to be stored in molten salt solutions and released during peak electricity demand.

According to research conducted by the University of Stellenbosch, the area between Springbok and Pofadder and around Sutherland in South Africa’s Northern Cape province are the best places for concentrated solar power in South Africa.
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Trust in the talents that every Rocketeer brings,

Trust in the talents that every Rocketeer brings, is how we shape the future.
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Meet Simon Bagasha, Red Rocket’s O&M Performance

Meet Simon Bagasha, Red Rocket’s O&M Performance and Monitoring Coordinator and member of the Operations and Maintenance team.

Simon joined our company in 2017, as a Plant Coordinator at our Ugandan solar project, Tororo. He had previous experience in manufacturing environments and as an Electrical Engineer, fast established himself as an anchor member of the operations and maintenance team. Simon is a man of few words but his presence fills a room with ease. He is kind, generous and humble, these character traits are matched with a determination to always get things done, and a laugh that is infectious and always sincere.

An overwhelming talent, Simon relocated to South Africa in 2020, where he is part of our control room team at our Mothership.
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Building a better future means we have to build yo

Building a better future means we have to build youth leadership in the present.
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Harnessing the power of collective action, we can

Harnessing the power of collective action, we can change the world. The choices we make, for people and the planet, today will create a future we can all be proud of.
Happy Youth Day.
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We’re marking Global Wind Day, a day on which we

We’re marking Global Wind Day, a day on which we acknowledge the power and possibilities of wind energy and its meaningful contribution to change the world for the better.

Red Rocket, a Pan-African Independent Power Producer (IPP) has its Mothership in Cape Town. As an IPP, we’re now established as a leading energy platform with successes in both the REIPPPP and the Private Power Purchase agreement(PPA) market. In 2021/2022 Red Rocket has more than doubled the megawatts it now will supply the national grid, to an impressive 985MW.

We’re proud to be delivering projects with purpose, harnessing the power that nature can provide.
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As we build our Pan African energy platform, we re

As we build our Pan African energy platform, we rely on the talents of our Rocketeers to deliver our dreams into reality.

Every African has the potential to change the world.
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The Operations and Maintenance (O&M) team provides

The Operations and Maintenance (O&M) team provides full wrap operations and maintenance coverage, strategies, planning and management on all of our power plants in operation.

This team ensures the continuous maximum regard to all fundamental principles and highest standards of compliance, not limited to health and safety compliance but including environmental, Equator Principles and IFC Performance standards. In respect of economic development obligations it monitors the implementation of all our plans and activities.

O&M’s activities provide comfort to all stakeholders over the long term. The Red Rocket O&M teams reside at power plants that are both locally and remotely managed, controlled and monitored.
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Performance and monitoring of our assets in operat

Performance and monitoring of our assets in operation is a core function of the Operations and Maintenance team at Red Rocket.

Asset performance and monitoring, monitor how our operating solar and wind power assets perform. Data gathered and analysed includes energy usage, uptime and output performance.

Performance and monitoring ensure that we can reach our required energy outputs, making it imperative to our success as a sustainable energy platform.
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For Us, we work for our success. Dreams alone will

For Us, we work for our success. Dreams alone will never be enough.
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The Project, Procurement and Construction Manageme

The Project, Procurement and Construction Management (PPCM) team, at Red Rocket, is responsible for managing the pre-execution and execution activities of our projects.

Ganting along, during project execution this team oversees all aspects of a project including scoping, scheduling, costing, quality management, procurement, risk management, contractor and subcontractor management, and stakeholder engagement. It also manages construction and project co-ordination.

Our Project Managers lead and coordinate the project execution teams comprising of Project Engineers, Project Coordinators, Construction Managers, H&S Managers, Planners, Quality Managers and Commissioning Managers, during the construction phase of a project with the target of reaching Commercial Operation in time, within the budget and ensuring the highest standard in terms of quality, compliance and Health and Safety.
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South Africa has a rigorous Environmental Impact A

South Africa has a rigorous Environmental Impact Assessment Process (EIA) prescribed in the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014, issued by the Minister of Environmental Affairs in terms of Chapter 5 of the National Environmental Management Act, 107 of 1998 (NEMA).

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process forms the framework for most of the environmental authorisations under the National Environmental Management Act(NEMA). By law, to build large infrastructure, including energy projects, all environmental impacts must be evaluated and assessed.
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A reminder to stay focused. Start small and dream

A reminder to stay focused. Start small and dream big.
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Meet Michael Comninos, Head of Engineering and Co

Meet Michael Comninos, Head of Engineering and Commissioning at Red Rocket. Michael leads our diverse team of engineers, technical experts and project managers ensuring that our project portfolio delivers clean, green megawatts into the grid.

With two decades’ of international experience in design, construction and project management Michael is able to create learning and nurturing opportunities to his team. As a professional Civil, Structural, and Marine Engineer his team of ‘finely tuned machines’ is able to benefit from his range of talents and mentorship.

Michael holds a BSc and PGDip in Civil Engineering and is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in the UK, and a registered Professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa.
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Our Engineering and Commissioning (E&C) team are f

Our Engineering and Commissioning (E&C) team are finely tuned machines. Involved in all the phases of our projects this team takes care of our engineering and commissioning activities.

During the development and transaction phases, E&C provide value engineering to make projects reliable and improve returns on them. During the construction and operations phases, it manages the project engineering and commissioning of projects through our civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers.

Given the dynamic nature of renewable energy technologies, E&C is responsible for continually optimizing our plants by ensuring that our selection of technical solutions and ability to innovate is at the cutting edge.
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It's our determination to do, that makes all the d

It's our determination to do, that makes all the difference. That's the #redrocketway.
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Roggeveld Wind Power is owned in majority by Red R

Roggeveld Wind Power is owned in majority by Red Rocket and AIIM's Ideas Fund via a holding company.

The other shareholders are H1 Holdings, the Government Employees Pension Fund funded via the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and local communities through the Roggeveld Wind Power Trust.
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Constructed at an estimated cost of R4,4billion, t

Constructed at an estimated cost of R4,4billion, the 47 Nordex turbines at Roggeveld will generate 613GWh per year.

The energy generated will satisfy the energy needs of 49 200 households while avoiding 502 900tons of carbon emissions annually.
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Roggeveld Wind Power was awarded Preferred Bidder

Roggeveld Wind Power was awarded Preferred Bidder in Round 4 of South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers' Programme (REIPPPP).

The Roggeveld Wind Farm achieved Commercial Operations on 26 February 2022 and has a contracted capacity of 140MW.
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