Solar project roll-out under way as Ford eyes energy self-sufficiency by 2024

The Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has kicked off a 13.5 MW, R135-million solar-energy project at its Silverton assembly plant, in Pretoria. The project forms part of a larger programme to develop an integrated renewable- energy solution for the facility, with the aim to be entirely green and energy self-sufficient by 2024.