Vision:
To be the leading voice and catalyst for the wind industry in South Africa, driving socio-economic development while aligning with the country’s energy needs. Through wind power, we aim to enable a just, inclusive, and sustainable energy future for South Africans.
Mission:
To champion a sustainable and resilient wind industry South Africa, serving its stakeholders with impartiality and integrity.
Purpose:
SAWEA’s purpose is to perform to its highest ability the unique role that a member-driven association can play in enabling this vision to be realised. In order to achieve this purpose, SAWEA activities are focused on:
Advocacy:
Advocacy for the implementation of ambitious, consistent South African energy policy that harnesses the country’s immense wind resource and results in the streamlined growth of a wind power asset base;
Faciliation:
Facilitation and promotion of excellent practice in the associated localisation, socio-economic and economic development and transformational areas of wind power;
Endorsement:
Endorsement and recognition of excellent operational practice in the generation of wind power;
Industry Ambassador:
Provision of pertinent information to current and prospective investors seeking to enter the SA wind power market;
Industry News Authority:
Provision of up to date, dependable public information on the socio-economic contributions of the wind Industry in South Africa – particularly as these relate to rural development, to women and to youth;
Socio-Economic Advocate:
Through Wind power, promotion of renewable power in large and small-scale applications in South Africa as a least cost option and as a direct contribution to the achievement of national development and climate change objectives;
Promotion:
Promotion of wind and renewable power investment in Africa through partnership and dialogue both within South Africa and the region.
