May 2020 Veronice Cloete, a local Concordia resident, believes so strongly that she can make a difference in the lives of young children that she has moved heaven and earth to study, so that she can qualify as an Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioner and start working in her community.

March 2020 Following the successful CHANGEMAKER workshops, Kangnas Wind Farm is inviting community heroes back for a second session. Read more here:  Kangnas_Follow up Workshop

Maart 2020 Altesaam 264 leerlinge van Hoërskool Namakwaland het pret gehad toe hulle onlangs meer oor windenergie en ander vorms van hernubare energie geleer het. Dit is deel van die Kangnas-Windkragaanleg se skoleprogram. Die program help om bewustheid te skep en leerlinge aan die basiese beginsels van hernubare energie bekend

MARCH 2020 264 learners from High School Namaqualand had fun learning about wind energy and other renewable energy forms. This is part of Kangnas Wind Farm’s school roadshow. The programme drives awareness and is aimed at exposing learners to the basics of renewable energy. It is reported that the learners

Watch the Kangnas Wind Farm construction and community story produced by Kyknet for their KLOP show. It’s a wonderful showcase about how this Northern Cape wind farm is being proudly built by the people of Namakwaland Cick here to view:  https://youtu.be/ae6ETYkrTQ4

November 2019 Die Kangnas-windkragaanleg, wat tans gebou word, het ‘n bewusmakingsveldtog by sekondêre skole van stapel gestuur om leerlinge aan die basiese beginsels van hernubare energie bekend te stel. Die veldtog leer honderde hoërskoolleerlinge oor die opwekking van skoon energie en werksgeleenthede in die hernubare energie bedryf. Die doelwitte van

November 2019 Kangnas Wind Farm, which is currently under construction, has launched a secondary school awareness programme, aimed at exposing learners to the basics of renewable energy. The programme targets hundreds of high school learners to not only provide information about producing clean power, but also to let the youth

August 2019 The 140MW Kangnas Wind Farm, which is currently under construction, will be one of South Africa’s largest wind farms when complete. Situated in the Northern Cape, in the North West corner of South Africa, the terrain is typical of the Springbok Flats Karoo Basin, with a rocky underlay

August 2019 Die Kangnas-windkragaanleg sal wanneer dit voltooi is ’n opwekkingskapsiteit van 140 MW hê en een van Suid-Afrika se grootste windkragaanlegte wees. Die windkragaanleg is in die Noord-Kaap, in die noordwestelike hoek van Suid-Afrika, geleë. Die terrein rondom die windkragaanleg is tipies van die Springbok-vlakte en die Karoo-vanggebied. Die

July 2019 Working together with local Ward Councillors and community members, Kangnas Wind Farm’s team celebrated Mandela Day by hosting soup kitchens across six communities. These soup kitchens were an example of how collaboration in the spirit of Madeba, can benefit many. Community members from Nababeep, Springbok, Concordia, Matjieskloof, Bergsig,

Julie 2019 Die Kangnas-windkragaanleg het ’n helpende hand aan Noord-Kaapse boere in die Springbok-omgewing verleen wat nadelig deur die voortdurende droogte in die steek geraak word. Die windkragaanleg het befondsing vir droogteverligtingshulp aan skaap- en veeboere beskikbaar gestel. Talle boere in die omgewing is weens ’n wesenlike afname in reënval

July 2019 Northern Cape farmers, who have been adversely affected by the ongoing regional drought, have received funding from by the neighbouring Springbok wind farm, Kangnas Wind Farm. The wind farm has provided drought relief assistance to sheep and cattle farmers, who are failing to feed their herds, following the

June 2019 Kangnas Wind Farm has provided support to the Concordia Old Age Centre in Springbok, to help establish a dedicated reading area for its elderly citizens. The team working on Kangnas Wind Farm, one of the country’s newest Northern Cape wind farms currently under construction, have taken up this

May 2019 Transportation of both Kangnas Wind Farm and Perdekraal East Wind Farm’s turbine tower sections have commenced, making their way from the West Coast’s Port of Saldanha and Atlantis. These two giant projects will be connected to the country’s national grid by August 2020, forming part of the government’s

January 2019. Kangnas Wind Farm announced the successful completion of its first foundation, which boasts a massive carbon footprint saving. Kangnas Wind Farm poured the first of its foundations on 23 November 2018, followed by a 28-day strength test to ensure that the foundations achieved the required design strengths. The

November 2018 Wind energy does not require water for its generation, however, it does need a moderate amount during the construction phase. Despite it being a relatively negligible amount, the conservation of this rare resource, especially as Kangnas Wind Farm is situated within Namaqualand, is managed by the onsite Environmental

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