The NWF Economic Development Plan Pamphlet
NWF is an Independent Power Producer (IPP) which has a license to generate electricity and sell it to the national grid (ESKOM). This license has an obligation to the IPP, to implement an Economic Development Plan that is based on Socio-economic and Enterprise Development Programmes. We also refer to these as SE.ED Programmes. The condition for NWF is to encourage development in local communities within a 50 km radius of the wind farm. According to the IPP Office, an important focus of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) is to ensure that the development programme secures sustainable value for the country and enables local communities to benefit directly from the investments attracted into the area.