The report explores the journey of the Droogfontein Community Property Association (DCPA), a restituted community in the Northern Cape that owns land hosting utility-scale solar photovoltaic projects, examining how its position as landowner, equity partner and beneficiary has shaped its participation in renewable energy development. This work has been supported by INSPIRE and the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, whose support has contributed to the research and documentation of this report.
Sunshine on Restituted Land: The Droogfontein Community Property Association and South Africa’s Solar Frontier
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