DoE Presentation: REIPPPP Round 2 Preferred Bidders Announcement
21 May 2012: The DoE’s presentation from the announcement of the REIPPPP’s Round 2 preferred bidders announcement can be viewed here.
DoE Media Statement: Announcement of the preferred bidders of the REIPPPP Window 2
21 May 2012: The Integrated Resource Plan was published in May 2011 and outlines the required new generation capacity for the next 20 years. The IRP takes into account the different energy carriers required to ensure that stability for the national energy supply, and renewable energy is part of this mix.
Small renewables tender within weeks, DoE says
Engineering News Online 22 May 2012: A request for proposals for small-scaled renewable energy projects, with capacities of below 5 MW, would be released within the coming “few weeks”, South Africa’s Department of Energy (DoE) has confirmed. Read more…
Second crop of renewables preferred bidders named
Engineering News Online 21 May 2012: The South African government announced on Monday that 19 companies had been selected as preferred bidders during the second bidding window for the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP), which closed on March 5. Read more…
SAPVIA Welcomes Announcement of the Round 2 Preferred Bidders
21 May 2012: The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has welcomed with great enthusiasm the announcement of the Preferred Bidders for Round 2 under the REIPPPP by the Minister of Energy this morning. The further allocation of nine projects, totalling 417 MW of PV projects in this rou
SAPVIA Meeting with Eskom: 10 May 2012
SAPVIA's rooftop PV steering committee met with Andrew Etzinger, Cedric Worthmann and Danie Pienaar from Eskom on the 10th of May. The agenda and minutes of that meeting are available for download here.
2012 Budget Vote Speech by Ms Dipuo Peters, MP, Minister of Energy: South Africa
17 May 2012: Click here to view the 2012 budget vote speech by South Africa’s Minister of Energy, Ms Dipou Peters. Herewith an extract from the Minister’s speech: “Honourable members, We are making steady progress with the development of the Integrated Energy Plan; and by the end of the
Eskom's funding to 2017 finalised
Independent Online: Business Report 17 May 2012: Eskom’s funding plan to 2017 has been finalised and the electricity generation group will spend R201.6 billion over the period with R65 billion budgeted for this year, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba. Read more…
SAPVIA 7th Management Committee Meeting: 15 May 2012
The agenda and minutes of SAPVIA's 7th Management Committee Meeting are available for download here.
Round two preferred bidders announcement deferred until 21 May 2012
14 May 2012: Click here to view the media statement made by the Department of Energy regarding the date change for the Round Two preferred bidders announcement.
