Premier Helen Zille switched on solar energy system at Carbon-Neutral garment manufacturer

On Tuesday, 22 May, Premier Helen Zille switched on and launched the recently installed solar energy system of the Impahla Clothing textile factory in Maitland as part of the Western Cape government's championing of renewable, especially solar, energy to promote a more sustainable future in the province. Impahla Clothing became the first carbon-neutral garment manufacturer in South Africa through implementing carbon off-setting projects (including tree-planting in Khayelitsha). The company's installation of a solar-powered electricity generation system, funded by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), marks a significant boost to the factory's drive towards energy security and self-sufficiency.