The moderating and mediating role of local government in the community engagement strategy of a renewable energy company in South Africa

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Robinson, B. and Stephens, S. 2021. The moderating and mediating role of local government in the community engagement strategy of a renewable energy company in South Africa. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa. 32 (3), pp. 14-23. https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2021/v32i3a9403
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TitleThe moderating and mediating role of local government in the community engagement strategy of a renewable energy company in South Africa
AuthorsRobinson, B. and Stephens, S.
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Adopting a qualitative case study approach of a renewable energy company in South Africa, the research investigated community engagement within the tripartite relationship of a wind farm, the communities, and the local government. It was found that local government played a moderating role in the community engagement efforts of the wind farm which had to comply with certain engagement protocols determined by local government. Local government also played a mediating role in corporate community engagement, as the wind farm developed their engagement strategy in alignment with local government’s policies and acted as a ‘dot-connector’ between local government and communities. The wind farm played a reciprocal mediating role on local government’s own engagement with their communities in the face of local government’s inefficiencies and complemented service delivery outcomes. The wind farm’s engagement strategy thus enabled local development which was appreciated by communities and local government.

KeywordsRenewable energy; corporate community engagement; local government ; sustainable development; South Africa
Sustainable Development Goals13 Climate action
Middlesex University ThemeSustainability
PublisherUniversity of Cape Town
JournalJournal of Energy in Southern Africa
ISSN1021-447X
Electronic2413-3051
Publication dates
Online19 Sep 2021
Print31 Aug 2021
Publication process dates
Deposited19 Oct 2021
Submitted18 Jul 2021
Accepted07 Jun 2021
Output statusPublished
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Copyright (c) 2021 Bryan Robinson, Siân Stephens
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2021/v32i3a9403
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