Standard Bank has closed a R4.9bn deal for the 140MW Ishwati Emoyeni Wind Farm project, marking the first time a renewable energy project of this scale has reached financial close with an energy trader as the offtaker.

The wind farm, located in the Western Cape, is being developed by Africa Clean Energy Developments. The Cape Town-based renewable energy development company has African Infrastructure Investment Managers and Reatile, a Johannesburg-based black-owned investment company, as shareholders...

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