REIPPPP BW8
Former energy minister Gwede Mantashe said in March 2024 that the RFP for BW8 would be issued before the end of that fiscal year, which is end-February 2025.
read more >>Integrated Resource Plan 2025
In an effort to update in the 2019 IRP, the former DMRE issued the draft IRP 2023 for public comment in January 2024. It is intended to act as a blueprint for the country’s future energy mix and in so doing, guide the country’s plans to generate new capacity to produce electricity. Following extensive input,…
read more >>New coal-fired electricity BW2
This coal bid window was supposed to procure 1,500MW from clean coal technologies, which could include capturing carbon emissions from burning coal and storing them underground, although there are numerous variations of what is termed clean coal. HALTED: We stopped tracking this issue at end-June 2025 as it was part of the IRP 2019, which…
read more >>New coal-fired electricity BW1
This reform did advance with bid winners announced in 2016, but has since been halted following legal and environmental opposition. In December 2020, the High Court in Pretoria set aside the environmental approval for the 1,200 MW Thabametsi coal-fired power station that would have been built in its first phase at 557MW outside Lephalale in…
read more >>Nuclear electricity plant BW
The government issued a gazette to withdraw the intention to procure 2,500MW nuclear power, stating that more public consultation is required before the official RFQ can be issued. We stopped tracking this issue at end-June 2025. The 2,500MW new nuclear build was abandoned when the DoEE minister withdrew the ministerial determination in 2024. The updated…
read more >>Gas electricity capacity BW2
The draft IRP 2023 allocates 7.2GW-8.6GW of gas-to-power capacity. The gas BW2 aims to procure 1,000MW of new production at site-specific plant at Coega. To date, the BW has not yet been launched.
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