IPP Project Management Office

REVERB.

The collaborative engine for social and enterprise development across South Africa’s renewable energy IPPs – turning compliance spend into long‑term, regional development outcomes.

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Since 2020

Operating as IPP PMO

7+ sites

Northern Cape & beyond

Multi‑IPP

Collaborative platforms

Mandate & Strategy

Our mandate

REVERB. is the new name for the IPP PMO established by Scaled Impact and H1 Holdings to structure and implement high‑impact SED and ED projects across multiple IPPs and sites.

It acts as a strategic vehicle to maximise development impact for REIPPP host communities through collaboration, shared platforms and robust governance.

Core role

Designs collaborative SED/ED strategies across clusters of IPP projects located close to one another.
Transforms fragmented, site‑by‑site spend into regional, multi‑IPP programmes.
Builds a pipeline of commercially viable, impact‑oriented projects seeking investment funding.

Strategic approach

Value chain integration across agriculture, land restoration, enterprise development, tourism and digital services.
Systems analysis of each town and corridor to guide interventions and growth paths.
Platform‑based delivery using standardised themes, partners and reporting models.

Collaborative SED & ED Regional scale programmes Value chain integration

Structure: Owners, Managers & Team

Ownership & governance

REVERB. is a partnership between H1 Holdings (renewable energy investor and shareholder) and Scaled Impact NPC (development organisation), initially funded by the Industrial Development Corporation.

Joint sponsors: H1 Holdings & Scaled Impact provide strategic direction and ensure alignment with the REIPPP framework.
IPP and community trusts: participate in governance structures for specific programmes and platforms.

Operating team

A lean, cross‑functional PMO team runs REVERB., combining project structuring, field implementation and systems analysis capability.

Head of REVERB. – accountable for the PMO operating model and portfolio of SED/ED platforms.
Programme leads – manage thematic platforms such as livestock, food manufacturing, land restoration and healthcare.
Local coordinators & analysts – anchor programmes on the ground and feed data into shared reporting systems.

Joint Scaled Impact / H1 vehicle IDC‑supported origin Field‑anchored PMO

Partners & Platforms

Collaboration at the core

REVERB. builds and operates shared platforms where multiple IPPs, community trusts, DFIs and specialist NGOs can plug into structured programmes instead of running isolated projects.

Key partner types

Industrial Development Corporation and other DFIs financing early‑stage platform design and scaling.
Implementation partners such as National Wool Growers Association, Conservation SA, AfriFoods, Meat Naturally and universities.
IPP owners and community development trusts co‑investing and co‑governing programmes.

Platform elements

Standard sector packages (e.g. sheep handling, food manufacturing, land and water management, carbon credit aggregation).
Standard governance models and app‑based reporting infrastructure.
Integration into local legislation and municipal management processes where relevant.

DFIs & funders Technical partners Universities IPP & community trusts