From the Highveld to the Karoo, we are building the renewable energy infrastructure South Africa needs, with landowners, communities and investors who make it possible.
Every project begins with a conversation with a landowner and culminates in reliable renewable energy generation. We manage the full lifecycle of utility-scale energy infrastructure; from site assessment and development to construction and grid connection. Along the way, we create lasting local value through long term lease income, construction employment and operational jobs that support communities for years to come.
Pipeline
~1 GW
in development and pipeline
Flagship
49 MW
Middelburg, online 2026
BEE certification
Level 1
through any capital raise
We develop, finance, and operate solar farms from 1 MW to 100 MW across South Africa. Wheeled and on-site structures for mining, industrial, and commercial off-takers.
Focus areas:
We take the lead in renewable energy projects across South Africa. Working with local stakeholders and investors, we use a tried-and-tested process that delivers returns while keeping communities and ecosystems at the centre.
We assess solar resource, grid distance, terrain, water access, and the impact on local communities and ecosystems. We walk the land before we model it.
Middelburg Solar Farm →
49 MW · Mpumalanga · COD 2026
Six months of Highveld site walks confirmed the solar resource, grid adjacency, and landowner readiness before MOU. The site's proximity to the Samancor smelter corridor made it a natural fit for wheeled C&I off-take — but that only became clear after walking the land.
Decades of combined experience across energy development, mining, engineering, and operations in South Africa and the Netherlands.
Karen Metcalf
Founder and CEO
Gerard Bruijnse
Investor
Jaap Buter
Bio coming soon
Raquel Soroto
Bio coming soon
Aziez Soekha
Investor
Karen Metcalf founded AEEG to prove that utility-scale solar could be built by and for the communities who live on the land. With a pipeline approaching 1 GW and the Middelburg flagship online in 2026, the model is working — and the benefits are flowing back to the Highveld families who made it possible.
Construction has begun on AEEG's 49 MW Middelburg Solar Farm — the company's first utility-scale wheeling project. Located in Mpumalanga's industrial corridor near the Samancor smelter, the project will deliver clean energy at a fraction of Eskom tariff to a major C&I off-taker.
Load-shedding, rising Eskom tariffs, and EU CBAM pressure are pushing South Africa's mining sector toward wheeled solar PPAs. For BEE Level 1 developers like AEEG, the regulatory alignment creates a structural advantage that multinational competitors can't easily replicate.
An analysis of how South Africa's IRP targets, JET framework, and Climate Change Bill create structural demand for BEE-compliant utility-scale developers — and what that means for government procurement, local job creation, and grid reliability.
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