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ED (Economic Development) Platform is accelerating Africa's economy. We provide strategic economic development advisory to sustainable infrastructure projects.

South Africa
Joined March 2014
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#ItsPossible: Portugal has gone entirely coal-free, 9 years ahead of the country's initial deadline to phase out coal, the planet's most polluting fossil fuel. 60%-70% of Portugal's electricity meanwhile comes from renewable energy sources. edition.cnn.com/2021/11/22/e…
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LIVE WEBINAR: Opportunities in Construction, Operations & Maintenance 9 December 2021 ||14:00pm Register your attendance here: bit.ly/3xfbZPy #DLVCwebinars2021 #sapvia #RenewableEnergy #Construction #OperationsAndMaintenance
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LIVE WEBINAR: Join us in an hour as we close off the Driving Distributed Generation Webinar Series with the final webinar titled 'Solar PV + Storage = Energy Future'. Register Here: lnkd.in/d9MzCdW7 #DDG2021 #sapvia #distributedgeneration #southafrica #solarenergy
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It's a go for green! #COP26 #GreenDeal @ClimateZA @COP26 @DMRE_ZA
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MEMBER NEWS: @edplatform has a new look! A decade of economic development beyond compliance! #membernews #southafrica #sapvia #edplatform
New website. New look. (Re)newed focus! Join us as we look to the next #decade of economic development beyond compliance! #ADecadeOfEDP #econonomicdevelopment #growth #reimagined #refocused #Renewed
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I invite you to the newly (re)freshed, (re)focused and (re)needed home of *#economicdevelopment* Ladies and gents, #ADecadeOfEDP edplatform.com/ ____________________________________ @edplatform @JonnyMulcahy @SAPVIA @_sawea @DMRE_ZA @Keneilwe_Morare
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MEDIA RELEASE: THE PRESIDENTIAL CLIMATE COMMISSION WELCOMES @PresidencyZA ANNOUNCEMENT OF MULTILATERAL JUST TRANSITION FINANCE PACKAGE #SouthAfrica #COP26
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Members of our team are currently attending #COP26 #COP26Glasgow with the Green Outcomes Fund and the Mpumalanga Green Cluster Agency - excited to showcase South African green economy growth opportunities in the context of the global dialogue. @ZAClimateNews @UNClimateSummit
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Time is running out to apply! @SasolSA Bursary programme comprises a comprehensive package that covers both financial as well as developmental support throughout the study period. More info: bit.ly/SasolBursary
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This is a major step. As I understand it, it still assumes its for own-consumption - i.e. not if you're selling the electricity to someone else or to the network operator. BREAKING NEWS: Cyril Ramaphosa lifts generation threshold for companies to 100MW businesslive.co.za/bd/nation…
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Recently we shared how SA was poised to be among the 5 largest stationary energy storage markets in the world. That just got even more real! businesslive.co.za/bd/nation…
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BREAKING NEWS: Cyril Ramaphosa lifts generation threshold for companies to 100MW. Embedded generation is widely regarded as the quickest way to bring additional megawatts onto the grid. Read more via @BDliveS : businesslive.co.za/bd/nation… #buildbackbetter #cleanenergy #solarenergy
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Breaking ground on 9 June 2021 as construction starts at the vanadium electrolyte plant located at the East London IDZ in Eastern Cape, South Africa. A partnership between Bushveld Energy and the @IDCSouthAfrica #Energystorage #VRFBs #Vanadium
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Skills transfer and the training of youth within the industry is so important. #YouthMonth21 #YouthDay #YouthInEnergy @Vestas
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LIVE WEBINAR: Opportunities in Project Development Phase Date: 10 June 2021 Time: 14:00pm MEET THE SPEAKERS! Register here: bit.ly/34cTwWf #DLVCwebinars2021 #RenewableEnergy #ProjectDev @SAPVIA @REEFSA_empowers @BEPA_SA @enelgreenpower @RedCapEnergy
Keeping the team alive to the *value* of the work we do #economicdevelopment #renewableenergy @edplatform
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INTEGRITY above all 👉🏻 Proud to be in the @ethisphere ranking of the most ethical companies in the world for the eighth year in a row #WorldsMostEthicalCompanies energyglobal.com/special-rep…
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SAVE THE DATE: @res4africa's second session of AM-Powering Connexions kicks off on 23 March at 9am Join here: bit.ly/3rGrc8t In collaboration with @Italyin_SA, @CSIR, @Nedbank , @SAESA_ZA, @SAPVIA and @_sawea #energyconnections
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DNG Energy is advancing the delivery of LNG in South Africa. As a first step in contributing to sustainable development, DNG Energy is championing the use of LNG for the power, gas, marine, and industrial sectors. #EnergyIndaba #EnergySecurity #Decarbonise #EnergyTransition
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The President has actively prioritised the role of increasing #NewPowerGeneration through #WindPower and other #RE technologies. He has set a five-year time frame, in which we can see the current capacity gap closed. @GreeneconomyM #SONA2021
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