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Vodacom Continues To Spend Millions To Reduce Carbon Emissions

Staff WriterBy Staff Writer2021-09-13Updated:2021-09-14No Comments3 Mins Read
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Vodacom has installed new solar-powered sites in Polokwane, Vereeniging and Bloemfontein. Vodacom has invested over R8 million in these solar-powered sites, as part of its ongoing commitment to securing alternative energy sources to power its operations where feasible. These three sites are in addition to a solar project installed at a base station controller site in Randburg, Gauteng, in May last year.

Collectively, the three new sites will generate approximately 127 MWh of energy on an annual basis, which will help to reduce the telco’s carbon emissions and lower its electricity consumption. The solar panels will also ease the load on the sites’ batteries in the event of load-shedding, ensuring network reliability, quality and seamless connectivity for customers.

“As the demand for digital services grows, we will need more energy to keep these services running. In anticipation of this growth, and despite the current economic challenges, we are investing in strategies to decrease our energy consumption while reducing the use carbon intensive sources of energy,” says Takalani Netshitenzhe, Executive Director of External Affairs at Vodacom South Africa.

“By reducing our carbon footprint, our aim is to mitigate climate change and its effects on the planet. Solar-powered sites are just one of the innovative ways to introduce cleaner, more sustainable energy sources to keep our mobile networks running and our customers connected in an ever increasing digital society.”

The solar projects are aligned with Vodacom’s purpose-led journey, in which the company has committed to improve the lives of 100 million people and reduce its environmental impact in half by 2025. This is also aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular, SDG 9 on Industry innovation and Infrastructure and SDG 13 on Climate action, as well as South Africa’s National Development Plan, which prioritises eliminating poverty, reducing inequality and growing an inclusive economy by 2030.

“At Vodacom, we want to ensure that as our business growth transforms society in a manner that will not come at the cost of the planet. We have made progress in our waste and water reduction strategies, however, energy consumption remains our largest environmental impact, requiring significant investment in order to reach the targets that we have set out to achieve,” adds Netshitenzhe.

 

 “We are also working with government and other role players to explore ways in which to transition towards a sustainable, equitable and low carbon future.”

Last year, Vodacom saved a total of 11 971 MWh of electricity through its energy management strategy, which included investing in energy efficiency projects such as IoT capabilities and renewable energy solutions like solar power. This reduced the company’s total energy cost by R 16 million for that financial year.

 The three solar-powered sites in South Africa form part of the 1 088 solar-powered sites across all of Vodacom’s markets. The company also installed the largest single rooftop solar installation at its Century City offices in Cape Town in 2012, and Vodacom Lesotho’s head office has been powered by solar energy since 2017.

Also read: Why Is Vodacom Spending R1 Billion On Lithium-ion Batteries?

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