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Both these projects can be executed at a cost of R0.75m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Contact Us: <a href=\"mailto:h.matthee@somcol.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">h.matthee@somcol.co.za<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not only do we plan to expand the existing Solar PV systems, but we also plan to complete the electrical ring feed to the Prep School, which will ultimately result&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":171,"template":"","fundraiser_category":[5],"class_list":["post-48","fundraiser","type-fundraiser","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","fundraiser_category-projects"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sustainable Initiatives - Somerset College<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Support Somerset College\u2019s sustainability projects that promote environmental responsibility, green initiatives and long-term positive impact across our campus.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/somersetcollege.org\/supporting-somcol\/fundraiser\/sustainability\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sustainable Initiatives - 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