Solvanta Renewables Business Plan › Section 14 › ESG & Sustainability Strategy

Environmental impact

At full deployment the 1.8 GW fleet displaces approximately 4.3
million tonnes of CO₂ per annum against the SA grid emission factor
(~0.95 tCO₂/MWh on owned generation of ~4.5 TWh in a full year),
equivalent to removing roughly 950,000 passenger vehicles from the road.
Environmental management extends beyond authorisation compliance:
dry-clean panel washing in water-scarce regions, avifaunal monitoring
and shutdown-on-demand protocols on wind sites, end-of-life module and
battery recycling commitments, and full site rehabilitation provisions
accrued over asset life.

Social investment and community ownership

• Community trusts: 5–10% equity in utility-scale
  project SPVs held by host-community trusts, funded through vendor
  financing repaid from distributions, the REIPPPP-proven
  structure.
• Local procurement: Targets of 40%
  construction-phase and 60% operations-phase spend within host district
  municipalities.
• Skills development: Technician learnership
  programme (target 300 accredited artisans by FY2031) aligned to the
  O&M employment pipeline; bursary programme in engineering
  disciplines.
• Rural electrification and energy access: 1% of
  project revenue committed to socio-economic development, prioritising
  school and clinic electrification in host communities.
• Enterprise development: Incubation of
  Black-owned suppliers in security, vegetation management, logistics and
  civils, categories with recurring O&M demand.

Governance and reporting

Solvanta will report annually against GRI standards and the JSE
Sustainability Disclosure Guidance, with IFRS S1/S2 climate disclosure
adopted from FY2028. Project-level ESG performance is a condition of DFI
participation, IFC Performance Standards and the Equator Principles
apply to the senior debt programme, and the ESG data platform doubles as
the customer-facing carbon accounting service, converting a compliance
cost into a commercial asset.

Confidential — this business plan is provided to prospective investors and lenders for evaluation purposes only and may not be reproduced or distributed without the written consent of Solvanta Renewables (Pty) Ltd.