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Photo: Noluvu Ludidi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On Wednesday, 11 June, they also had the opportunity to visit the West Coast wind farm, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary of commissioning this year, to learn more about the important roles such entities play. Currently, Aurora serves nine communities within the Saldanha Bay and Bergrivier municipalities.<br>Luyanda Jonas, CEO of Aurora Wind Power, told the media gathering a few days later that since its inception, the entity had supported a range of programmes through its socio-economic development efforts.<br>These focus on education, from early childhood to university, as well as job creation and skills development through small businesses and entrepreneurship. 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