- Growthpoint Properties has acquired a 30% stake in Serengeti Energy’s 5 MW Boston hydro plant near Clarens in the Free State, strengthening its drive toward renewable energy and energy security.
The run-of-river facility, built on the Ash River within the Lesotho Highlands Water Scheme, began construction in late 2023 and now generates around 30 GWh of renewable electricity annually. The power is wheeled through the Eskom grid and traded by Etana Energy to supply Growthpoint’s commercial buildings nationwide.
Boston Hydro is the largest of six hydro facilities along the Ash River and Serengeti Energy’s fourth operational hydro plant in South Africa. It forms a…
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Fun South African Fact: South African Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first heart transplant on 3 December 1967 at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. The groundbreaking surgery was carried out on Louis Washkansky and Dr. Barnard was assisted by a large and exceptional team of surgeons, nurses and technicians. One of Dr. Barnard’s assistants was Hamilton Naki, a black laboratory assistant who had worked previously as a gardener and went on to work in the animal laboratory at the University of Cape Town. He had assisted Dr Barnard with research leading to the transplant. In the apartheid days, Naki had no access to higher education due to his race. Despite being unable to access formal training, he learned from and assisted university researchers and went on to do unbelievable work.