Concern over Eskom’s position on IPPs

IOL
22 July 2016
The South African photovoltaic industry wants the government to resuscitate the establishment of a state-owned independent system and market operator (Ismo).
This comes in the wake of reports that Eskom chairman Baldwin Ngubane had written to the Minister of Energy, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, reportedly telling her of the power utility’s decision not to purchase power from independent power producers (IPPs) beyond the current bid window 4 without discussing the matter with the department. Read more here

Market Segment
System Size
Total Capacity
Residential
0 - 30 kWp
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Commercial and Industrial (C&I) - SSEG
30kWp - 1MWp
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C&I Large Scale and utility scale
1MWP - 50MWp
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Utility Scale
> 50MWp
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TOTAL
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