New site office nears completion
Kouga Wind Farm’s new, energy-efficient site office has been designed to fit seamlessly into the team’s daily operations as well as the landscape just outside Oyster Bay. Scheduled for completion by the end of March 2017, the structure incorporates important green building elements and the walls have been cladded with local stone to blend naturally […]
Community joins hands for World Aids Day
More than 1,000 community members, wind farm, LoveLife, local community-based organisations and government representatives came together on World Aids Day, 1 December 2016, to join hands – quite literally – with Kouga Wind Farm. They placed their painted red handprints on a giant 100m white ribbon, which they held high during a walk through the […]
Nkqubela Crèche creates brighter future for kids
Children from the disadvantaged community of KwaNomzamo just outside Humansdorp will have a shot at a brighter future with the rebuilding of Nkqubela Crèche following a devastating fire three years ago. The school, which has been rebuilt and renovated at a cost of R2.2 million by Kouga Wind Farm, has now been properly equipped, setting […]
Rebuilding damaged Sea Vista community after fires
Families in the Sea Vista community near St Francis Bay were devastated after their homes were gutted by fire in October 2016. As an integral part of this close-knit community, the wind farm felt it was important to reach out and show its support to the 30 affected families by providing them with the building […]
Kouga Wind Farm wins Top Green Award
Since connecting to the national energy grid in March 2015, the 80-megawatt Kouga Wind Farm has been recognised for its environmental management practices, with the latest being an accolade from the 2016 Eastern Cape Top Green Organisation Awards in October. The wind farm took the win in the Small Enterprises with Medium Environmental Impact category […]