REIPPPP BW7
On 14 December 2023, the IPPO announced the release of the BW7 procurement round that seeks to procure 5GW of new renewables through 3.2GW of wind and 1.8GW of solar energy. The IPPO received 48 onshore wind and solar PV proposals, totalling 10,218 MW.
read more >>Gas BW1.5 (Richards Bay, Phakwe)
Following environmental authorisation approval by Minister Barbara Creecy in 2022 for the 2,000MW Phakwe gas power plant in Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone, two civil society groups, Groundwork and South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA), represented by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), filed for judicial review.
read more >>Mozambique electricity imports
On 22 June 2023, the cabinet signed an agreement for Mozambique to supply South Africa with 100MW of electricity within three months of the power purchase agreement. Three months later, the Mozambican government said that it wanted answers from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration as to why there had been no movement from Eskom on the…
read more >>Battery storage BW1
In November 2023, four bidders were announced as preferred bidders for four locations as part of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Procurement Programme (BESIPPP), while the fifth was announced on 2 April 2024. The BESIPPP BW1 aims to procure 513MW site-agnostic battery storage. Four of these projects totalling 257MW have now reached financial close…
read more >>Battery storage BW2
The DMRE launched the second bid window (BW2) for the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme. The closing date for bidders was 29 August 2024, following the RFP release on 14 December 2023, The deadline for bids was extended from 30 April to 6 June 2024 and later to 29 August 2024. This…
read more >>Battery storage BW3
BESIPPPP Bid Window 3 RFP was released to the market on 28 March 2024, with a bid submission deadline of 31 July 2024 that was later revised to 31 October 2024 This third round follows the first two rounds for BESS which have been held in quick succession. It aimed to procure 616MW of battery…
read more >>Gas BW1 (site agonistic)
The Gas IPP Procurement Programme determination was gazetted on 25 September 2020 to procure 3,000MW of new generation capacity from gas technologies. The DMRE launched the request for proposals for the first gas IPP BW1 on 14 December 2023 to procure 2,000MW. However, an amendment to the RFP is currently underway and a bid submission…
read more >>REIPPPP BW5
Of the 25 preferred bidders appointed, two are currently operational and nine are under construction. Fourteen projects have not reached financial close and their preferred bidder status was terminated. The 25 appointed bidders totalled capacity of 2,583MW, close to target, but the 11 projects that reached financial close have capacity of 1,159MW. There was a…
read more >>REIPPPP BW6
According to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), five projects were selected in BW6, with a total of 860MW of capacity, far short of the 5,200MW target. Of these, only two have reached financial close and are in construction, Virginia Solar Park in the Free State and Doornhoek PV in the North West….
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