South Africa opens another electricity bid window as it looks to leave load shedding behind

The announcement comes as the government increasingly looks to renewable energy resources such as solar and wind as it plans to phase out its long-term reliance on coal. The window is expected to procure a further 2,600MW of renewable energy from Independent Power Producers , of which 1.6 GW is wind energy in line with the gazetted IRP2019.

“This also adds impetus to the sector’s push for industrialisation, which relies on rolling procurement in order for the industry to attract the necessary market investment and reduce risk,” said Niveshen Govender, chief executive of SAWEA.

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