The Energy & Sustainability Experience

07h45 STOP 1 Renewable Energy Technology Manufacturer — A locally built solar, inverter and battery systems company engineering South Africa’s energy independence — one building at a time. See where the products are designed and made, and understand the scale of the domestic and export opportunity.

09h00 STOP 2 Crossways Farm Village — South Africa’s First Off-Grid Town An award-winning, purpose-built community of 520 hectares situated halfway between Gqeberha and Jeffreys Bay. Entirely off the municipal grid — solar powered, rainwater harvested, wastewater treated on site. Designed by the architects behind Knysna’s celebrated Thesen Islands, Crossways is built around food security, conservation, a working dairy farm, and a community trust serving the neighbouring Thornhill village. This is not a sustainability concept. It is a functioning town, and it has been operating this way since its inception.

10h30 STOP 3 Large-Scale Coastal Wind Energy Facility — Experience the full scale of South Africa’s renewable grid infrastructure. Standing at the base of a working turbine in the Kouga region, the scope of what is being built here — and why this coastline is one of the most strategically significant energy zones on the continent — becomes immediately clear.

12h30 STOP 4 The Windfarm — N2 Roadside Stop On the return into Gqeberha, a stop at The Windfarm on the N2 — a well-known Eastern Cape landmark. Ou Meul Bakery, Bootlegger Coffee, local baked goods and curios. A proper South African road stop, 29 km from the city