CENNERGI WINS POWER
FINANCE DEAL OF YEAR 

FOR LEPHALALE SOLAR
PROJECT 

Cennergi, Exxaro’s 100% owned renewable energy business, won the 2024 Power Finance Deal of the Year at the Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards, hosted by GFC Media Group at the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) in Cape Town.

The award came in recognition of the R1.6 billion loan secured by Cennergi for the construction and operation of the Lephalale Solar Project (LSP), which will help Exxaro to significantly reduce its carbon footprint and grow its sustainable energy business.

Since 2014, the Bonds & Loans Awards have recognised the year’s most ground-breaking deals from Sovereign, Corporate and Financial Institution issuers and borrowers. This year’s winners show the strong leadership of Africa’s finance and investment community, which successfully navigated through a ground-breaking year in 2023.

 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GETS BOOST OF
SKILLS AND COURSES  

We are on a journey to improve our capital expenditure and ensure a thriving, sustainable business. To achieve this, we’ve started revamping our processes and introducing new tools that will help us become more streamlined and efficient.

One of our themes focuses on training and improving skills in the business through role-based programmes. These help people to understand and follow our way of working more effectively. The main goal of “Mindset and Capabilities” theme is to build and support high-performance project management teams that are ready and able to handle any project successfully, no matter what the challenge.

Exciting news – we’ve rolled out three fantastic opportunities for you to enhance your skills. These courses have been tailor-made for everyone in the capital management realm, whether you’re new to the organisation or looking to refresh your existing  knowledge base.

MyNeXXt Webinars: These live training sessions, hosted via Teams by our SMEs across various Business Units, offer deep insights into governance, processes, and tools within the project and capital realm.

MyNeXXt Module Training: These internally developed modules, crafted by our SMEs, can be accessed and completed at your convenience. Open to all, these modules are integrated into our inductions and IDPs.

Open-source Training
Team members gain access to a curated selection of courses aimed at providing a comprehensive understanding of project management theory and its application at Exxaro. This training offers insights into project management processes and relevant themes within the project environment.

We’ve also launched an exciting Mentoring & Coaching programme, aligned with Exxaro’s internal mentorship programme. Here mentees are paired with mentors eager to share their experiences and guide
them along their journey.

Webinars and modules currently available

•   Capital Excellence App
•   Benefit Estimation Tool
•   Project Governance
•   Project Reporting
•   Project Forecasting
•   Investment Review Requirements
•   Project Capital Estimation

Ready to dive in?
Keep an eye out for MyNeXXt webinars or reach out to your PMO manager or HR representative to sign up. For more details and training dates, visit the Intranet Portal

-> Coal -> Capital Excellence Programme

The programme will continue until end of 2024, with further improvement initiatives.

COAL CAPITAL PROJECT LIFECYCLE

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