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South African government opens calls for bids for fifth round of renewable energy procurement

19/03/2021

Source: ICEX

On March 18, South Africa's Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, announced the opening of the request for proposals (RFP) for the fifth bidding window of the Renewable IPP Procurement Programme (REIPPP).

As published by ESI-Africathe RFP calls for bids from independent power producers (IPPs) to develop a new generation capacity of 2,600 MW, including 1,600 MW of onshore wind and 1,000 MW of solar PV power plants, in line with President Cyril Ramaphosa's commitment announced in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) last February.

Project sizes will range from a minimum of 1 MW to a maximum of 140 MW (for onshore wind) and 75 MW (for solar PV). In addition, they must be able to be constructed and connected to the national grid no later than 24 months after contract awards.

The Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) will convene a bidders' conference, to be held on an electronic platform during April 2021, to provide more information on qualification criteria and bid submission expectations.

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