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Deal #9732 Version #89175

South Africa

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Created at

2022-12-05

Last update

2023-01-11

Last full update

2024-07-30

Promised benefits for local communities

Education

Comment on promised benefits for local communities

Their flagship Scholarship and Internship Programme develops young mechatronics and electrical engineering students for the blossoming renewable energy industry. Benefits for the local community arising from the construction and operation of De Aar Solar include a number of enterprise development and socio-economic development programmes, as well as local procurement and employment opportunities.[9] Some of the projects supported include: Foundation for Alcohol Related Research, Early Childhood Development,[10] Reading Coach Programme,Telematics Programme and Gentle Care Centre.