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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Energy |
| Founded | 01 June 2011; 14 years ago (01 June 2011) |
| Founder | Linda Mabhena-Olagunju |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, |
Area served | South Africa |
Key people | |
| Products | Renewable energy Solar power Wind power |
| Owner | Linda Mabhena-Olagunju (Majority) |
| Website | dloenergygroup |
DLO Energy Resources Group (PTY) LTD is anindependent power producer headquartered inJohannesburg,South Africa with primary operations inrenewable energy,solar power andwind power.
Established in 2011, the company currently oversees one of Africa’s largest wind farms located in the Northern Cape of South Africa; powering approximately 160,000 homes with carbon free solar power.[1]
As of 2021, DLO Energy Resources Group has operations in two countries, including South Africa andNigeria.
DLO Energy Resources group was founded byLinda Mabhena-Olagunju in 2011 and at the time was one of only twoindependent power producers (IPP) to be wholly owned by a black female in South Africa. The company has won multiple development bids through South Africa’sRenewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). In addition to South Africa, the company has projects under development in Nigeria andBotswana.[2]
In 2019, DLO Energy Resources Group was selected to build and oversee a 30 MW solar park in Kaduna State, Nigeria. An agreement for the project was signed by Kaduna State GovernorNasir Ahmad el-Rufai and the company's founder,Linda Mabhena-Olagunju.[3]
In 2020, DLO Energy Resources Group led a group donation totaling R600,000 to the National School of the Arts (NSA) located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The donation was an effort to pay student fees and help students facing financial challenges due to Covid-19.[4]
The company announced the acquisition of Conco Energy Solutions in July 2021, becoming a level 1 BBBEE contributor and expanding its expertise in the EPC and O&M sector. Following the acquisition, the company also announced it will rebrand to DLO Energy Solutions.[5][6]
The company currently oversees two renewable energy projects in South Africa. Both projects were won under round 3 of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme with multiple others in development, including an off-grid solar PV plant in Northern Nigeria.[7]
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