CAPE TOWN - A Cape Town-based Independent Power Producer , Red Rocket, estimated that its planned solar plants in Mpumalanga would start producing electricity in approximately 24 months.
In October, the entity announced that it expected the generators to be connected to the grid within 24 to 36 months from financial closure, subject to environmental, land zoning and other regulatory approvals.Around 350 megawatts of solar energy would be generated from Red Rocket's two sites when it is eventually up and running.
"I'm always a little bit ambitious and a bit too optimistic, but I think 18 months is a nice kind of timeline, but look, that's very aggressive. Maybe it’s more like 24 to 36 months.""A heavy electrical user, a mine, or a big factory that's using maybe 50 megawatts, like a smelter would use 1,000 megawatts, that would be an off-taker.
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