The 2024 Olympics will be remembered for much more than the spectacular achievements of medal winners. From the controversial opening ceremony to the debates and viral social media memes it sparked, from the inclusion of four new, non-traditional sports to the incredible records set—such as the all-under-10-second 100m men’s final—there was much to talk about. Yet, one achievement stands out as deserving its own medal: the Paris 2024 Olympic Games’ commitment to sustainability.

Aligning with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the organizers pledged to make this year’s games more sustainable than any before. This commitment involved reducing the carbon footprint, cutting down and reusing temporary infrastructure, furniture, and equipment, regenerating venues, minimizing waste, lowering energy consumption, and powering the games entirely with renewable energy sourced from six wind farms and two solar plants in France.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games, one of the world’s most-watched sporting events, brought sustainability to center stage. It has shown what is possible when there is a shared vision and the necessary political, social, and economic support.
In South Africa, significant developments have made renewable energy more accessible to commercial and industrial users. Eskom opened its national grid to allow independent power producers (IPPs) to feed renewable energy into the grid and, through wheeling, distribute that energy to clients across in the country. This new framework also enables energy traders to facilitate the flow of renewable energy between IPPs and companies of all sizes, making green energy more accessible to businesses across South Africa.
NOA is both an IPP and energy trader, with its own generating sites and supply agreements with leading IPPs. This allows NOA to aggregate significant amounts of wind and Solar PV energy, augmented by battery solutions, enabling NOA to offer high energy availability at competitive prices. This ensures NOA’s clients have sufficient renewable energy to meet their operational needs, decarbonisation goals, and energy savings objectives.

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