Open call to local businesses to register for green economy support help desk in your district.

Businesses are invited to register for access to the green economy support help desks that will be set up across Western Cape districts. Businesses can RSVP via this link or direct inquiries to [email protected]. These help desks are free, in-person and open to all businesses and SMMEs. The help desks form part of a roadshow delivered by GreenCape in partnership with the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (DEA&DP).

In achieving energy and water security and climate resilience for the province, DEA&DP seeks to highlight the importance of resource resilience for business competitiveness, job creation and economic growth. To support this, DEA&DP aims to strengthen green economy ecosystem businesses by facilitating the uptake of green technologies (with a focus on energy and water) aimed at improving resource resilience, expanding markets enabling behaviour change, lowering costs, enabling market access, building climate change adaptive capacity, and contributing to climate change mitigation.

To advance this, DEA&DP will host a series of information help desks in districts across the Western Cape for businesses in the province. These help desks aim to support businesses implementing renewable energy or water-efficient technologies. Green economy sector desk experts will provide direct, one-on-one support to businesses on energy-related and water-related matters at these help desks.

The help desks will provide key information (technical, financial and regulatory) on energy and water-related matters. Each roadshow will give access to the following:

1.  One-on-one consultations with green economy sector desk experts;
2. resources that will assist businesses with investment decisions on building energy and water resilience; and
3. networking opportunities with other businesses and ecosystem players.

The helpdesks and information provided by green economy sector desk experts will cover the following:

• A snapshot overview of the renewable energy and water landscapes in South Africa;
• step-by-step guides for improving energy and/or water resilience for businesses;
• finance and incentive options; and
• case study examples of energy and water resilience initiatives in action.

These sessions are open to all businesses and SMMEs and are as follows:

Questions and inquiries can be directed to: [email protected]

Resources for businesses investing in building energy and water resilience:

• – Market intelligence reports highlight key investment opportunities in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and water.
• – The Unlocking the Potential of Wheeling in the Western Cape industry brief is written for IPPs, municipal distributors, traders, commercial and industrial customers, and funders seeking to access the Western Cape energy market through wheeling and discusses unlocking the potential of wheeling in the Western Cape to enable access to clean, affordable energy: Download here 
• – Entering the Public Water Sector Market brief unpacks the business opportunity for water sector technology, products and service providers, and investors and highlights the necessary processes to follow in order to enter the public water sector in the Western Cape: Download here 
• – The Executive Decision-maker’s Guide to Investing in Renewable Energy highlights renewable energy options for businesses and provides objective information to support investment decisions: Download here
• – The CEO’s Guide to Water Resilience provides business executives with practical steps for implementing resilience relating to water-related shocks and stresses: Download here