has issued requests for information for the supply of renewable onsite and offsite renewable energy solutions to power its data centres and base stations.
The company, which said it wants to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, will soon begin work on a “solar park” at its head office in Fairland, Johannesburg. “MTN’s hybrid energy RFI calls for applicants to deliver innovative solutions across solar, wind, hydro and any alternative innovative solution that ensure there are no emissions associated with the generation of the energy,” the firm said. The RFI also calls for “wheeling” solutions, which will see energy supplied over the national grid from electricity production facilities elsewhere in South Africa.