By Johnathan Paoli
Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae said on Friday that the province is tracking renewable-energy investments of more than R100 billion and will lean on infrastructure spending and public-works jobs fas it tries to cut unemployment and revive struggling municipalities.
“As of January 2026, the province (through the DTIC) is tracking twenty-nine renewable energy projects with capital investment in excess of R100 billion, mobilised largely through private sector participation,” Letsoha-Mathae said in her State of the Province Address in Bloemfontein.
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“Ongoing and planned projects like the Khauta Solar Project, Springbok Solar Plant, and Mulilo Battery Energy Storage Project continue to transform our landscape for the better. We are reigniting growth through, amongst others, strategic development corridors. These corridors are key in unlocking our investment potential, creating jobs, improving connectivity, and facilitating trade.”
She said unemployment fell from 38.5% in
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