

In cases where these amenities are absent, Zero Carbon Charge will build them. They are prioritizing sites that already have some sort of convenience offering, such as a convenience store and bathroom facilities, etc. Zero Carbon Charge has 5 sites that are now in the final stages of the permitting process. The national coverage plan looks to cover the entire national highway network (from the N1 highway to the N18) and some other busy routes. Zero Carbon Charge has a mission to build a national network of green energy powered ultra-fast chargers, approximately 150 km apart, covering all the strategic highways and major routes in South Africa. Zero Carbon Charge has chosen to focus on the non-urban environment. These sites are now at various stages of the permitting process. Zero Carbon Charge has already leveraged all this knowledge and experience to secure more than 90 sites across South Africa for their charging stations. Over the last 3 decades, he has built up a network of service stations and car dealerships throughout the Southern, Western, and Northern Cape.
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Joubert Roux describes himself as a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record in transportation. Andries is a co-founder and co-owner of multiple bid-ready wind farms for the next round of the REIPP programme and has also been involved in several large- and small-scale wind and solar developments, in partnership with Joubert, since 2011. Zero Carbon Charge co-founders Andries Malherbe and Joubert Roux have extensive experience in the REIPPP processes. South Africa’s Renewable Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP) is aimed at bringing additional megawatts onto the country’s electricity system through private sector investment in wind, biomass, and small hydro, among others. The Zero Carbon Charge team are using their experience from their utility-scale power projects, gained during their work in South Africa’s REIPP Programme, to unlock efficiencies in their EV charging network in areas such as permitting, environmental feasibility studies, compliance, and land use applications. Small wind farms are also being considered where feasible. They are also looking to incorporate small hydro power stations where possible to help power these charging stations. Anticipating a surge in electricity demand in the long term due to incremental adoption of electric vehicles in South Africa, they decided to leverage their experience in the utility-scale solar sector to come up with a model for electric vehicle charging that is powered by alternative electricity generation via distributed solar and backed by stationary battery storage. The founders of Zero Carbon Charge have been involved in the utility-scale solar sector in South Africa since 2011.
