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South Africa

Proudly South African

In South Africa, Mainstream is the most successful company in the history of the country’s renewable energy independent power producer procurement programme (REIPPPP), having been awarded over 2.1 GW to date.

Our proudly South African team has the honour of having developed and built the country’s first wind and solar farms in Round 1 of the programme.

To date, we have developed and built 850 MW (gross) of wind and solar generation assets across REIPPPP Rounds 1, 3 and 4 . That is equivalent to approximately 15% of the total renewable energy generation capacity delivered under the programme.

In 2021, Mainstream was awarded preferred bidder status in Round 5 of the programme with a total capacity of 1.27 GW across wind (824 MW) and solar (450 MW) technologies.

Mainstream provides solutions to corporates through power purchase agreements offering sustainable, reliable and cost-effective power at predictable and competitive energy pricing.

Additionally, it provides O&M services to its African joint venture company, Lekela Power with over 600 MW under management in South Africa across five wind farms.

Total
Solar
Onshore Wind

Development

12.1 GW

Construction

0.1 GW

Operation

0 GW

Total net capacity

12.2 GW

Development

7.1 GW

Construction

0.1 GW

Operation

0 GW

Total net capacity

7.2 GW

Development

5 GW

Construction

0 GW

Operation

0 GW

Total net capacity

5 GW

By the numbers

12+GW

in development

850MW

delivered into operation (gross)

2.1GW

awarded under REIPPPP

75+

colleagues

CORPORATE PPAs

Mainstream offers flexible solutions to your corporate energy needs. It has corporate PPAs in place with Sasol and Air Liquide which will supply power from our 97.5MW solar PV farm in the Free State to their operations in Secunda.

As one of the most successful renewable energy companies in South Africa, we offer a range of long and short-term solutions for large energy users in South Africa. And we have an extensive range of high quality projects to choose from to meet your needs from our 10 GW portfolio across a number of provinces.

Corporate PPAs offer a sustainable, reliable, and cost-effective new source of power for large energy users. We offer predictable and competitive energy pricing.

This approach provides a relatively fast, simple, and highly effective route to reducing your organisation’s greenhouse gas emissions and to achieving your ESG targets.

MAINSTREAM ASSET MANAGEMENT SA (MAMSA)

Headed up by Titania Stefanus-Zincke, MAMSA, operates and maintains utility scale wind and solar projects to ensure long term asset integrity. The company operates over 600 MW of wind assets on behalf of its joint venture company, Lekela Power.

MAMSA’s objective is to maximize availability, production and revenue at an optimal cost level. Key to achieving this is the implementation of safety systems to ensure zero Lost Time Incidents and to operate in a respectful manner that accounts for the social and environmental impact created by the business.

The MAMSA team works closely with communities to help them make the transition to economic independence through the implementation of Socio-economic and Economic Development projects which is a key focus of the MAMSA team.

MAMSA ensures that all projects are managed in compliance with the applicable laws, regulations, permits and project agreements. Lender and Equity Reporting remains a core output of the MAMSA service offering.

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Our team’s dedication to our country, coupled with our solid track record here, underpins our commitment to delivering renewable energy here in South Africa for many more decades to come.
Hein Reyneke – General Manager, Africa