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• PROGRAMME EMPOWERS FUTURE LEADERS

  September 2024. Learners from Weston Secondary School, in the West Coast, recently took part in a transformative Residential Academy, a key element of the Columba Youth Leadership Programme. Now in its second year, this initiative is already making a positive impact by cultivating leadership and life skills among learners... Read more
• Issue 2 NEWSLETTER 2024

  Please take a moment to read our latest newsletter, headlines include: Scholarship Recipient Graduates Girl Effect Programme Hopefield Saps- Victim Friendly Room Upgrade English Afrikaans Read more
• ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME – GRANT FUNDING

  Interview on Radio West Coast with Jeremy Maarman, Executive Director of the Initiative for Community Advancement (ICA) and Antonia Lesch, the Programme Beneficiary about Umoya’s Enterprise Development Programme. In an effort to stimulate local economic growth and foster entrepreneurship, six Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) from the Bergriver... Read more
• LEARNERS EMPOWERED WITH SCHOOL UNIFORMS

  April 2024. Close to 100 young learners at Hopefield Primary School, on the West Coast, were recipients of a generous donation of school uniforms and school supplies, thanks to the collaborative efforts of Umoya Energy, Mfesane a local NGO and LJ Projects and Service a local SMME. Through this... Read more
• TWO NEW RECIPIENTS GRANTED SCHOLARSHIPS

  April 2024. In a move towards fostering local talent and contributing to socio-economic development within the Saldanha Bay Municipal area, two deserving students have been granted scholarships as part of an initiative aimed at empowering high school graduates. This initiative is dedicated to providing these individuals with opportunities to... Read more
• LOCAL SMME’S UPSKILLED

  March 2024. In an effort to stimulate local economic growth and foster entrepreneurship, six Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) from the Bergriver Municipal Area have been selected to receive grant funding as part of a comprehensive Enterprise Development Programme. This initiative is designed to not only provide financial... Read more
• Q4 NEWSLETTER 2024

  Please take a moment to read our latest newsletter, headlines include: New Scholarship Recipients Back To School Supply Drive Empowers Learners Sanitary Pad Vending Machine Project Breaks Barriers English Afrikaans Read more
• Q3 NEWSLETTER 2023

  Please take a moment to read our latest newsletter, headlines include: Women’s Heritage Day Event Eskom Expo Sanitary Project Columba Youth and Leadership programme Sports Development English  Afrikaans  Read more
• NEW LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME LAUNCHED

  October 2023. Three high schools on the West Coast, namely Louwville High School, New Vredenburg High School and Weston Secondary School, have embarked on an exciting new three-year-long leadership programme. Designed to strengthen schools, the outcomes focus on improved discipline, enhanced school completion rates, and actively building the 21st-century... Read more
• COMMUNITY OPERATIONS INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

  October 2023 Umoya Energy Wind, in Hopefield, has appointed a Community Operations Intern, as part of a national programme that aims to develop the next generation of community development practitioners. Umoya Energy believes that this will undoubtedly bear fruit in the quest for a more equitable and thriving society... Read more
• INSPIRING INNOVATION AND SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY

  September 2023. Congratulations to the 51 learners from across the West Coast region who have successfully been awarded as the winners in this year’s Eskom Expo for Young Scientists. The aim of the Expo is to empower learners to explore their scientific curiosity, foster innovation, and inspire them to... Read more
• Q2 NEWSLETTER 2023

  Please take a moment to read our latest newsletter, headlines include: West Coast Schools Embark on A Leadership Journey My Maths Buddy Programme Empowers Learners Hopefield Netball Club Receives Support New Programme Launch English  Afrikaans  Read more
• SANITARY PAD VENDING MACHINE PROJECT

  August 2023 Interview on Radio West Coast with Amber Zeeman of Umoya Energy and Marius Basson of the MENstruation foundation where they discussed period-poverty, and the donation of sanitary pad vending machines to local schools in the West Coast. Joining the national drive to end period-poverty, sanitary pad vending... Read more
• EMPOWERING MATHS TEACHERS AND LEARNERS

  May 2023. Teachers and learners at Steynville Secondary School, in Piketberg, are set to benefit from a programme that will equip them with resources and improved methodology to tackle and demystify mathematics. Launched during April, the My Maths Buddy Project will run for a year and engage seven mathematics... Read more
• Q1 NEWSLETTER 2023

  Please take a moment to read our latest newsletter, headlines include: Sanitary Vending Machine Project Scholarship Programme Supporting New Vredenburg High School Hopefield Athletes Graduation of Micro SMME Programme English  Afrikaans  Read more
• ENDING PERIOD POVERTY

  March 2023. Joining the national drive to end period-poverty, sanitary pad vending machines were handed over at local schools and a local library, within West Coast communities last week. Umoya Energy Wind Farm and Aurora-Rietvlei Solar Power, in partnership with the Menstruation Foundation, visited communities to celebrate the installation... Read more
• UPLIFTING WEST COAST COMMUNITIES

  Eighteen Early Childhood Development (ECD) Practitioners, in the Saldanha Bay Municipal area, are being privately funded to receive accredited training, designed to upskill and improve formative education for young children, in preparation for formal schooling. The 18-month qualification training programme, funded by Umoya Wind Farm and implemented in partnership... Read more
• Q4 NEWSLETTER 2022

  Please take a moment to read our latest newsletter, headlines include: Strengthening Inclusive Schools in Hopefield School Nutrition Support Programme ECD Training Programme Scholarship Programme Umoya Energy and Aurora Solar Collaborate Disaster Management Campaign English Afrikaans Read more
• WHOLE SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

  November 2022 Interview on Radio West Coast with Amber Zeeman of Umoya Energy and Elize Coetzee of Inclusive Education South Africa about the Whole School Development Programme. For the last two years, Umoya Energy Wind Farm in partnership with Inclusive Education South Africa has been supporting Holvlei and Hopefield... Read more
• NEW PROGRAMME BENEFITS LOCAL SMMEs

  November 2022. With the launch of the Young Game Changers Programme in April this year, more than 10 SMMEs in the Saldanha Bay Municipal area are being upskilled. During this two-year ongoing training programme, the participating entrepreneurs will be given a range of essential business skills to help improve... Read more
• Q2 NEWSLETTER 2022

  Please take a moment to read our latest newsletter, headlines include: Supporting the Development of Sports Inclusive Education SA – Career Guidance Lead Like A Girl Programme Mandela Day – Aurora ECD Centre Revamped ECD Programme Energy Drive 2022 SAWEA & Wind-Ac Visits Hopefield English  Afrikaans  Read more
• SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

  October 2022 Interview on Radio West Coast with Amber Zeeman of Umoya Energy about the Umoya Scholarship Programme. There was also a chat with Joharron Linnerd, a student funded by this scholarship. The Umoya Scholarship Programme provides tertiary education funding for young students from designated groups living within a... Read more
• NEW PROGRAMME INSPIRES YOUNG GIRLS

  September 2022. As a way to empower young girls and ensure they achieve their full potential, a new ‘Lead Like A Girl’ programme has been launched within communities along the West Coast. Thirteen young girls, in Hopefield , are participating in this eight-month developmental programme, which kicked off in... Read more
• Q2 2022 NEWSLETTER

  Please take a moment to read our latest newsletter, headlines include: Whole-School Development programme Grades 8 & 9 Leadership Workshop Early Childhood Development Programme School Nutrition programme Small Business Accelerator and Incubator Programme English  Afrikaans    Read more
• NEW CLASSROOM HANDOVER

  July 2022.  Grade R learners at the West Coast’s small Holvlei Primary School have enthusiastically started the third school term in a newly built classroom.  The new classroom was handed over by Umoya Energy Wind Farm, in late June, in a ceremony attended by the Principal, teachers, parents, SGB... Read more
• WEST COAST SMMES RECEIVE SUPPORT

  May 2022. Fifteen SMMEs in the Saldanha Bay Municipal area are celebrating the recent successful completion of a two-phase business accelerator programme. Having completed the first phase in 2020, this cohort of SMMEs were selected to receive further support to help them expand their business markets and grow their... Read more
• Q1 2022 NEWSLETTER

  Please take a moment to read our latest newsletter, headlines include: First Community Meeting After 2 Years Early Childhood Development Programme School Nutrition Programme School Development Programme Small Business Accelerator and Incubator Programme English  Afrikaans  Read more
• ADDRESSING GAPS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

  May 2022. Interview on Radio West Coast with Amber Zeeman and Mereldia Tape from Grassroots Educare Trust about their work addressing Early Childhood Development gaps on the West Coast over the last four years, with the help of Umoya Energy. The Early Childhood Development Programme includes various support initiatives,... Read more
• SUPPORTING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS

  May 2022. Interview on Radio West Coast with Amber Zeeman and Martine Solomon from Africa’s Got Game on Umoya Energy Wind Farm’s Enterprise Development Programme which have been providing support and funding for West Coast entrepreneurs to help grow their businesses since 2019. The programme, which is currently being... Read more
• A NEW KITCHEN FOR LOUWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

  March 2022. Thousands of meals are being prepared out of the newly built and fully equipped school kitchen at the West Coast’s Louwville High School. This newly built free-standing facility also allows the Peninsula School Feeding Association (PSFA), to be able to provide two nutritional cooked meals daily, to... Read more
• Q4 2021 NEWSLETTER

  Please take a moment to read our latest newsletter, headlines include: A new kitchen for Louwville High Umoya scholarship programme Grade R and 1 parent session Play in the park day Collaboration for Hopefield SMMEs English Afrikaans Read more
• SMMES BENEFIT FROM COLLABORATION

  February 2022. Sue Lynn Juries – Jaars runs a small cleaning business and is one of nine SMMEs that participated in a programme that aimed to support local women-owned fledgling companies. The programme which kicked-off in September 2021, ran for three-months during which period, it emphasised the benefits of... Read more
• NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2021

  Please take a moment to read our latest newsletter, headlines include: EnergyDRIVE New office intern Inclusive education ECD upliftment programme SMME’s benefit from collaboration English Afrikaans Read more
• SCHOLARSHIPS GIVE OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT DURING CV-19

  October 2021. William Prezens, 21 years old, from the West Coast community of Hopefield, is studying toward an MBChB (Medicine) at Stellenbosch University, as part of Umoya Energy Wind Farm’s scholarship programme. One of five beneficiaries of this scholarship programme, William was awarded the Meerhoff Residence 2020 Banquet Awards... Read more
• ENERGYDRIVE VISITS WEST COAST SCHOOL

  21 September 2021. The custom-built EnergyDRIVE truck is visiting schools in the towns of Vredenburg and Hopefield, engaging with high school learners, over a two day period, to teach them about the benefits of renewable energy technologies. This leg of the edu-bus’s three week long trip is funded and... Read more
• NEWSLETTER JULY 2021

  Please take a moment to read our latest newsletter, headlines include: Winter drive Inclusive education School feeding scheme ECD upliftment programme Accelerator programme English Afrikaans Read more
• WEST COAST ENTREPRENEURS ACCESS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

  August 2021. Nineteen West Coast entrepreneurs, who are a part of a growing cohort of businesses, are receiving technical skills, with a special focus on marketing their business, as part of the Umoya Energy SMME Accelerator programme. This is the second phase in the development programme, aimed at more... Read more
• ADDRESSING CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT GAPS AND C-19 IMPACT

  June 2021. With the ongoing negative impact of COVID-19 and lockdown regulations on the rate of unemployment and household income in the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality area, it has become evident that additional support for children, families and Early Childhood Development (ECD) services is needed. The Playgroup Site Learning... Read more
• NEWSLETTER APRIL 2021

  Here are some of the headlines from our April 2021 Newsletter: Inclusive education for west coast schools Peninsula School Feeding Association Home improvememt project Early Childhood Development: Playgroups TrioPlus Graduation Ceremony Click to view the full newsletter in English and here for Afrikaans. Read more
• AIMING TO ELEVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLING

  April 2021. An integrated education programme is being implemented at two primary schools on the West Coast, with the aim of accommodating all learners and building towards an inclusive learning environment. This programme helps in preparation for Departmental Assessments in foundation phase teaching and kicked off at Holvlei and... Read more
• WEST COAST SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME CONTINUES

  March 2021. Umoya Energy Wind Farm has announced that they will continue supporting and funding the Peninsula School Feeding Association’s Adopt-a-School Feeding Programme, which supports over 400 primary and high school learners. Simultaneously this West Coast wind farm announced funding to construct and equip a freestanding kitchen at Louwville... Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2021

  Here are some of the headlines from our February 2021 Newsletter: Hopefield Home Improvement; Early Childhood Development; School Transformation Programme; Scholarship Programme. Click here to view the full newsletter in English and here for Afrikaans. Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2020

  Here are some of the headlines from the November 2020 issue of the Umoya Energy newsletter: Supporting The Reopening Of Community Playgroups; Local Primary Schools Benefit From Inclusive Education; Scholarships Open Up For West Coast Learners; Computer Training For Local SMMES. Click here to view the full newsletter in... Read more
• WEST COAST SCHOLARSHIPS OPEN UP A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNERS

  Umoya Energy Wind Farm, within the Saldanha Bay Municipality, is offering 2021 academic scholarships for local Grade 12 learners. The applications have moved to a fully-digital format, due to COVID-19, and learners are being directed to community Wi-Fi-spots to help smooth the online application process. The Wind Farm, which... Read more
• SUPPORTING YOUNG CHILDREN DURING COVID

  Community Playgroups in the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality towns of Hopefield and Koperfontein have continued to provide educational support and meals to around 100 children, who remain at home, months after the initial COVID-19 lockdown, which began in March this year. In addition to nutritional support, which includes cooked... Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY NEWSLETTER JULY 2020

  Here are some of the headlines from the July 2020 issue of the Umoya Energy newsletter: Community Playgroup Support Continues New Approach For Inclusive Education Programme Six Steps To Washing Your Hands Food Parcels For Community Playgroups, ECD and Eldery COVID-19 Support For Saldanha Bay SMMEs Quarterly Spend Breakdown... Read more
• SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME CONTINUES ON WEST COAST FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN

  Hundreds of vulnerable children and their families, from the Western Cape’s West Coast areas are still receiving daily cooked meals, safeguarding that they don’t go hungry during the lockdown. This has been made possible through private funding and permission granted by the Department of Social Development, to the Peninsula... Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY NEWSLETTER APRIL 2020

  Here are some of the headlines from the April 2020 issue of the Umoya Energy newsletter: Nutritious Meals For Learners Community Playgroups Continue To Improve School Readiness Six Steps To Washing Your Hands Scholarship Students Receive New Laptops Inclusive Education For West Coast Schools Wellness Day For Hopefield Seniors... Read more
• STUDENTS RECEIVE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT TO HELP LOCKDOWN STUDIES

  With tertiary institutions in lockdown, due to COVID-19, many students that don’t have sufficient resources and the necessary equipment, are faced with uncertainty and distress. Luckily for Nezlia Blaauw and five other West Coast scholarship beneficiaries enrolled in the 2020 academic year, she has received equipment, to help her... Read more
• WELLNESS DAY FOR HOPEFIELD SENIORS

  A wellness day that celebrated nearly 250 senior citizens from the Hopefield community, on the West Coast, was a joy to behold. The Wellness and non-cosmetic pedicure sessions were done by Mfesane Community health care workers, who treated seniors over the age of 65 years to a relaxing foot... Read more
• Umoya Newsletter February 2020

  Here are some of the headlines from the February 2020 issue of the Umoya Energy newsletter: Playgroup Mentors Recognised Scholarship Students Enter Work Life SMME Programme for Local Entrepreneurs Holiday Fun for Youth Q4 / 2019 – Funding Spent Click here to view the full newsletter in English and... Read more
• WIND FARM SUPPORTS WEST COAST ENTREPRENEURS

  Ten West Coast entrepreneurs, six of which are women have been hand-picked to receive training, mentoring and funding to help grow their businesses through an SMME Accelerator programme. Whilst the business owners have different stories and ambitions they all display a tremendous grit and resilience to keep pushing through,... Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2019

  Here are some of the headlines from the October 2019 issue of the Umoya Energy newsletter: New playgroups to be established Congratulations to Hopefield Primary SA cross country Local enterprises receive business support Mandela Day fun at Holvlei Primary School Introducing Umoya Energy’s intern Q3 / 2019 – Funding... Read more
• ADDRESSING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT GAPS IN THE SALDANHA BAY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

  The education capacity building programme, which launched almost a year ago to address the lack of access to Early Childhood Development (ECD) services in the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality has been so successful, it is expanding its reach into new communities. The Playgroup Site Learning Programme helps to ensure... Read more
• MULTI-FACETED LEARNING IS A GREAT WAY TO DEVELOP NURSING SKILLS

  Fourth year nursing student, Zulcke Cleophas, from Hopefield in the Western Cape, is currently one of hundreds of students juggling their studies and nursing practical in South Africa at the moment. However, as tricky as she finds changing between theory and practical, it’s this work experience that is actually... Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY NEWSLETTER JULY 2019

  Here are some of the headlines from the July 2019 issue of the Umoya Energy newsletter: Support for local entrepreneurs New playgroup established in Hopefield Equipping students for work life Analysis for extending Beneficiary Programmes Q2 / 2019 – Funding Spent Click here to view the full newsletter in English... Read more
• EQUIPPING STUDENTS FOR 21ST CENTURY LEARNING

  Danielle Josephs, from the West Coast town of Langebaan, received a scholarship in 2018 which has allowed her to follow her dream of becoming a teacher. Now in her third year, studying towards a B Ed: Senior phase & FET Teaching Degree at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, she... Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY NEWSLETTER MAY 2019

  Here are some of the headlines from the May 2019 issue of the Umoya Energy newsletter: Supporting Young Local Business Owner Hopefield Home Improvement Project Highlights Play Group Leaders And Sites Announced 2019 Upcoming Community Meeting Q1 / 2019 – Funding Spent On Economic Development Click here to view... Read more
• WIND FARM BENEFICIARY PROGRAMMES TO EXTEND TO TOWNS IN 50KM RADIUS

  Umoya Energy Wind Farm, situated close to the historic West Coast town of Hopefield, is home to one of South Africa’s first wind farms. This wind farm’s flagship programme has been benefiting the residents of Hopefield but, with this programme scheduled to draw to a close during 2019, a... Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2019

  Here are some of the headlines from the February 2019 issue of the Umoya Energy newsletter: Support For West Coast Emerging Farmer ECD Mentors Upskilled To Support Parent Extending Beneficiary Programmes Completed Phase 2 Homes Receive Non-Electric Slow Cookers New Scholarships 2019 Upcoming Community Meeting Q4 / 2018 –... Read more
• ADDRESSING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT GAPS

  Parents in the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality communities of Hopefield, Koperfontein and Green Village are being trained and formal playgroups established to address the lack of access to Early Childhood Development (ECD) services in the region, which leaves a vast number of young children vulnerable. The Playgroup Site Learning... Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2018

  Here are some of the headlines from the October 2018 issue of the Umoya Energy newsletter: UMOYA Energy Partnership With Grassroots Educare Trust; Scholarship Open Doors For Local Youth; Hopefield Home Improvements; UMOYA Energy Welcomes Site Visits; 2018 Cumulative Spend on ED Projects. Click here to view the full... Read more
• SCHOLARSHIPS OPEN DOORS FOR YOUTH TO STUDY AND FULFILL DREAMS

  For many young people, being awarded a scholarship is often the only option available for after-school education. Financial assistance of this nature, offers youth the opportunity to follow their dreams, while helping relieve the financial strain on parents or guardians. One such student benefitting from this is 20-year old... Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY NEWSLETTER JULY 2018

  Here are some of the headlines from the July 2018 issue of the Umoya Energy newsletter: Energydrive Visits Hopefield To Teach Learners About Renewable Power; West Coast Schools Join Clean Wind Energy Celebrations; Home Improvements Project Continues To Benefit The Hopefield Community; Site Visits Welcomed At The Umoya Wind... Read more
• WEST COAST LEARNERS LEARN FROM THE ENERGYDRIVE

  The custom-built EnergyDRIVE truck visited the West Coast where learners from Hopefield High and Weston High Schools had the opportunity to learn more about renewable power resources and climate change. Arriving from Cape Town, the interactive mobile vehicle will soon head up North, on the last leg of its... Read more
• WEST COAST SCHOOL LEARNERS LEARN ABOUT CLEAN POWER WHILST HAVING FUN

  Two West Coast schools joined this year’s Global Wind Day celebrations, taking part in competitions and learning about clean wind energy. Participants entered the Umoya Energy wind farm’s arts competition, producing mixed-medium models and posters demonstrating wind energy production. Mogamat Swartz, Grade 5 learner from Langebaan Primary: “The Global... Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY NEWSLETTER MAY 2018

  Please take a moment to read Umoya Energy’s latest newsletter, headlines include: Local Carpenter Appointed By Home Improvement Project; UMOYA Energy Receives Community Award; Learners Are Invited To Apply For Scholarships; Q1 / 2018 – Funding Spent On Economic Development. Click here to view the full newsletter. Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY’S HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CREATES LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS

  Heinrich Cleophas, local resident of Hopefield, always dreamed of owning his own business. This is a dream that he has achieved through the support provided by Umoya Energy. Cleophas attended the Umoya Energy funded training programme during 2014 and is now using these skills to benefit local Hopefield residents,... Read more
• SOCIAL IMPACT STUDY REVEALS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME’S IMPACT

  A social impact study, completed by Umoya Energy, has yielded results that unmistakably show that the South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement programme (REI4P) is effective in delivering on social benefits through meaningful initiatives. “Our industry’s socio-economic development mandate is unique to this country and the impact... Read more
• LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE POWER OF WIND!

  Umoya Energy Wind Farm, home to 37 wind turbines, is situated on the West Coast, close to Hopefield. This was the first wind farm to reach commercial operations in the country as part of the South African Government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme. Click here to view. Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY WIND FARM NEWSLETTER – QUARTER 1 2018

  Please take a moment to read Umoya Energy’s latest newsletter, headlines include: Celebrating 2018 Scholarships; Hopefield Homes Get Upgraded; Holvlei Primary Visits Butterfly World; Opportunity For Local Businesses; 2018 Upcoming Community Meetings; Q4 / 2017 – Funding Spent On Economic Development. Click here to view the full newsletter. Read more
• Hopefield Home Improvement Project

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• UMOYA ENERGY WIND FARM NEWSLETTER – NOVEMBER 2017

  Umoya Energy’s November 2017 newsletter has interesting news to share, including: West Coast Learners Learn From The Enerydrive; Home Improvement Project Continues To Improve Lives; Honey Bee Farming At Hopefield Wind Farm; Visit To The Facility; Q3 / 2017 – Funding Spent On Economic Development. Click here to view. Read more
• WEST COAST LEARNERS REACH FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO OPEN DOORS TO THE FUTURE

  Learners from community high schools across the West Coast area, once again have the opportunity to apply for scholarships to fulfill their dreams at universities across the country. In addition to financial support, Scholarship recipients have access to tutors to help improve academic performance. The scholarship programme is being... Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY WIND FARM NEWSLETTER – September 2017

  Please take a moment to read Umoya Energy’s latest newsletter, headlines include: Umoya Energy Scholarships Support Human Resource Development; Hopefield Home Improvement Project; Hopefield Primary School’s Teacher Support; Enterprise Development; Q2 / 2017 – Funding Spent On Economic Development. Click here to view. Read more
• HOPEFIELD’S HOME PROJECT WARMING HEARTS AND HOMES OF OVER 3 000 RESIDENTS

  Umoya Energy has been benefiting the community of Hopefield, since 2013 when the Hopefield Home Improvement Project launched. This economic development programme, has already assisted around 600 households and has now commenced with its second phase, which will include the upgrade of 351 homes over a 3-year period and... Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY JOINS 2017 GLOBAL WIND DAY CELEBRATIONS

  Umoya Energy joins South Africa and over 80 other countries around the globe to celebrate of Global Wind Day 2017.  This worldwide event occurs annually on 15 June, and is a day for discovering wind, its power and the possibilities it holds to change our world, our country and... Read more
• Umoya Energy Wind Farm Newsletter – May 2017

  Here are some of the headlines from the May issue of the Umoya Energy newsletter: Home Improvement Project Has Improved The Lives Of Over 600 Families Already; Hopefield Primary Paid Us A Visit; Community Gather To Learn More; Apply For A 2018 Study Bursary Now; Q1 / 2017 –... Read more
• UMOYA ENERGY WIND FARM positively impacts local communities

  Umoya Energy Wind Farm, situated close to the historic West Coast town oh Hopefield, is home to one of South Africa’s first wind farms. This wind farm has been operational since 2013 and has already benefited the local Hopefield community through its various Economic Development Programmes, amounting to over... Read more
• Umoya Energy Wind Farm Supports Local Schools To reduce Classroom Overcrowding

  Umoya Energy Wind Farm, announced its support of Langebaan Primary School earlier this year, when it granted funds from a special budget, to fund the salaries of three teachers for the 2017 school calendar year. Teachers for Grades 1, 3 and 7 have been appointed on a 12-month contract... Read more
• RYAN HAMMOND TAKES THE LEAD IN MANAGING 287MW RENEWABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIO

  Ryan Hammond has been appointed CEO of Cookhouse Wind Farm, Umoya Energy Wind Farm and REISA Solar PV, a renewable energy portfolio totaling 287 MW. He takes on the responsibility of managing the facilities’ operations, finance and community operations, with effect from 01 February 2017. Ryan is well known... Read more