Regardt van Zyl, Ryan Katts, Ulrich Schwabe, Ntsapokazi Ningiza, Mike Petrie, Pano Mantatzis, Fhatuwani Mashau, Nick Chapman.
Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has strengthened its renewable energy programme with the completion of a new photovoltaic solar installation at its Component Plant in Kariega, marking another step towards its goal of achieving carbon neutral electricity across its production operations.
Completed in June 2026, the latest project comprises 1 410 solar panels installed across the roofs of the component plant, the car park and a ground mounted section.
The facility has a generation capacity of about 0.88 megawatt peak (MWp).
The investment builds on a series of renewable energy projects undertaken at the Eastern Cape manufacturing facility in recent years.
