Second tranche of SA renewable energy projects signed off


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Issue 255 - 31 May 2013 | 7 minute read

On 9 May, 19 projects selected in the second round of the renewable energy independent power producers procurement (REIPPP2) programme signed agreements with the government. The projects represent 1,044MW of new capacity and an investment of R28bn ($3bn), according to energy minister Elizabeth Dipuo Peters. The round saw 562.4MW allocated to wind projects, 417.1MW to solar photovoltaic (PV), 50MW to the Bokpoort concentrated solar power project and 14.3MW to small hydropower projects. The REIPPP2 contract signing was delayed by nearly six weeks while the Department of Energy (DoE) wrestled with requirements that the budget for each round should be formally approved by the Treasury. This was an improvement on the first round, where the same issue caused a four-and-a-half-month delay.


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