30 retail centres now feature backup tanks providing up to three days of water during outages.
Smart metering is managed entirely in-house, giving Fortress full control of data, faster decision-making, and tenant-friendly digital dashboards. Water resilience measures To complement its energy strategy, Fortress is investing heavily in water resilience: • 30 retail centres now feature backup tanks providing up to three days of water during outages. • 14 properties are supported by on-site borehole systems.
Weskus Mall, Vredenburg in the Western Cape
• Innovative water-saving technologies, including Propelair toilets, have been successfully piloted to reduce consumption at malls. These will now be rolled out at further selected assets. Potgieter highlights that “…the associated water saving which we estimate to be in the order of 135,000kl is enough to sustain 375 houses for a year.”
Offsite renewables: 10-year wheeling deal
Fortress’s renewable reach extends beyond its own rooftops. In 2024, the company signed a 10-year wheeling agreement with Discovery Green, effective from Q4 2026. This will supply clean energy to 14 Eskom-supplied Fortress properties, covering at least 70%
Evaton Mall in Gauteng
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