About Us
Who we are
EDF power solutions, an entity of EDF Group, has a gross installed capacity of 31 GW in its low-carbon electricity generation portfolio in operation worldwide. EDF’s expertise and technological, commercial and geographical synergies, enable us to design innovative and efficient power solutions, combining several technologies, to ensure the decarbonisation and efficiency of local electricity systems.
With 10,000 employees in more than 25 countries, EDF power solutions offers a wide range of technologies for optimised low-carbon electricity generation and storage including: wind, solar, hydropower, biomass, battery energy storage systems, pumped-storage, hydropower, plus low-carbon thermal and hybrid solutions.
As a responsible player in the energy transition and in line with EDF Group practice, EDF power solutions is committed to applying the best international health and safety standards and to integrating environmental and socio-economic development and local community upliftment, into the design of its projects in order to control the impact throughout the operating life of the assets.
Integrated skills and expertise
EDF power solutions is active across the entire value chain.
Project development and origination
Business development and investment
Construction Management
Asset Management / 0&M
Multi-technology expertise
Our Values
Solidarity
Respect
Passion
Co-operation
Agility
Responsibility
HSE Policy
EDF Renewables (Pty) Ltd (“The Company”), a subsidiary of EDF Renouvelables (“EDF-R”) and registered under the laws of the Republic of South Africa (“South Africa”), develops, finances, builds, owns and operates commercial renewable energy generation facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The health and safety of employees, contractors and those affected by the Company’s operations, as well as the protection of the environment, form an integral part of the Company’s planning and decision making. The Company aims at conducting its business in an ethical manner, which strikes an appropriate and well-reasoned balance between the economic, social and environmental needs of the areas in which the Company operates.
As a subsidiary of EDF-R, the Company reflects the EDF group ambition to become a reference in health and safety, and a role model in respecting and protecting the environment. This is reflected in the following three goals: to reduce work-related accidents, to protect health, and to control the environmental impact of all our activities.
The Company is committed to:
Strengthen our health and safety organisation
Involve managers in the implementation of our health, safety and environmental policy
Empower employees so that health, safety and the environment become an essential component of professionalism
Share our objectives and culture with our contractors and suppliers
Improve well-being at work
This policy has been implemented in accordance with relevant legislation and shall be reviewed every three years.
Socio-Economic Community Development
Community development is a core part of all EDF Renewables projects, with the developments creating numerous jobs and resulting in key socio-economic development initiatives in the communities they are situated in. This is done under the Grassroots Youth Development (GYD) programme.
Depending on the performance of EDF Renewables’ 3 operational wind farms in the Eastern Cape, GYD spends approximately R6 million per year on Socio-Economic Development (SED) projects. View our Communities page for a glimpse of some of the key SED projects that have received funding from the GYD programme.
