Norfund et CDC investissent dans une plate-forme solaire-éolienne de 2,4 GW en Afrique du Sud

Norfund, the Norwegian government's investment fund for developing countries, and the UK's development finance agency CDC Group will invest ZAR 600 million (38.9 million/€34.7 million) in a South African renewable energy developer with a pipeline of more than 2.4 gigawatts.

Announced on Friday, Norfund will invest ZAR 360 million through a new climate investment fund, and the CDC will invest ZAR 240 million in renewable energy investment and development platform H1 Capital. They want to help improve South Africa's access to clean and affordable energy.

Le nouveau capital permettra à H1 capital de financer son pipeline de projets éoliens et solaires. Une fois entièrement installées, ces centrales produiront environ 6 400 GWh d'électricité par an.

Nick O'Donohoe, CDC Group CEO, said: "This investment marks another critical step in delivering on our commitment to spend more on clean infrastructure and support A just transition in markets such as South Africa."

South Africa aims to deploy 20 gigawatts of new renewable energy generation capacity over the next 10 years to reduce power shortages and decarbonize its generators. Currently, about 86 percent of the country's electricity comes from thermal energy.

(10 South African rand = 0.648/€0.578)