Western Cape making progress on pioneering municipal power projects

The Western Cape provincial government is currently evaluating responses to a request for information (RFI) issued by the Department of Economic Development and Tourism to assess the potential for renewable-energy projects in six municipalities included as part of its Municipal Energy Resilience (MER) project. Through MER the provincial government aims to provide support and capacity building to enable the Drakenstein, Mossel Bay, Overstrand, Saldanha Bay, Stellenbosch and Swartland municipalities to implement renewable-energy projects that will bolster energy security and affordability and support environmental sustainability, as well as economic development and growth.