Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has announced the ten preferred bidders in the department’s Small Projects Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers (IPPs) Programme.
The Minister announced this when she officially opened the South African International Renewable Energy Conference (SAIREC) 2015 on Monday‚ according to the government’s news website.
The programme is targeted at independent power producers that can roll-out projects with the capacity to produce between one and five Megawatts of energy.
“As a country‚ we have also been aware of creating opportunities for small and medium sized entrepreneurs in our renewable energy programme. The intention of the programme is to assist small developers to gain assistance in project development as well as in raising the necessary funding projects of this nature‚” the minister said.
The ten preferred bidders are: Adams Solar PV Project (Pty) Ltd‚ Bellatrix Solar PV Project‚ Du Plessis Solar PV4‚ Steynsrus PV2‚ Heuningspruit PV1‚ Steynsrus PV1‚ Klawer Wind Farm‚ Hopefield Community Wind Farm‚ George Small Scale Biomass to Energy and Busby Renewables (Biomass).
The announcement of the new small IPPs comes after Joemat-Pettersson announced the 13 other preferred bidders in the renewable energy independent power producer procurement programme’s Bid Window 4 in June. The 13 projects were tipped to supply an additional 1‚084MW of electricity to the national grid.
The Minister said to date‚ more than 6‚000 MW of electricity has been procured from 37 renewable energy independent power producers.
“South Africa’s renewable programme is not only about electricity but‚ also broader empowerment. The contribution of these projects to the broader national development objectives‚ including economic development‚ social upliftment‚ job creation‚ broad based economic empowerment and development of small and women owned vendors‚ are a hallmark of the programme and it is these contributions that we are watching with pride‚” she was quoted as saying.
Adnan Amin‚ the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)‚ said Africa had the potential of increasing its generation of renewable energy from 5% to 22% by 2030.
Africa’s electricity demand has increased by 80% over the past 15 years‚ Amin said.
“After a decade of sustained growth‚ Africa is rising but needs secure and affordable energy to power its future growth.”
Amin also noted that more than 600 million people in Africa remained without electricity – the biggest unelectrified population in the world. He said it was expected to grow to 700 million by 2030‚ based on current trends.
Minister names preferred bidders for small renewable energy projects
Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has announced the ten preferred bidders in the department’s Small Projects Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers (IPPs) Programme.
The Minister announced this when she officially opened the South African International Renewable Energy Conference (SAIREC) 2015 on Monday‚ according to the government’s news website.
The programme is targeted at independent power producers that can roll-out projects with the capacity to produce between one and five Megawatts of energy.
“As a country‚ we have also been aware of creating opportunities for small and medium sized entrepreneurs in our renewable energy programme. The intention of the programme is to assist small developers to gain assistance in project development as well as in raising the necessary funding projects of this nature‚” the minister said.
The ten preferred bidders are: Adams Solar PV Project (Pty) Ltd‚ Bellatrix Solar PV Project‚ Du Plessis Solar PV4‚ Steynsrus PV2‚ Heuningspruit PV1‚ Steynsrus PV1‚ Klawer Wind Farm‚ Hopefield Community Wind Farm‚ George Small Scale Biomass to Energy and Busby Renewables (Biomass).
The announcement of the new small IPPs comes after Joemat-Pettersson announced the 13 other preferred bidders in the renewable energy independent power producer procurement programme’s Bid Window 4 in June. The 13 projects were tipped to supply an additional 1‚084MW of electricity to the national grid.
The Minister said to date‚ more than 6‚000 MW of electricity has been procured from 37 renewable energy independent power producers.
“South Africa’s renewable programme is not only about electricity but‚ also broader empowerment. The contribution of these projects to the broader national development objectives‚ including economic development‚ social upliftment‚ job creation‚ broad based economic empowerment and development of small and women owned vendors‚ are a hallmark of the programme and it is these contributions that we are watching with pride‚” she was quoted as saying.
Adnan Amin‚ the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)‚ said Africa had the potential of increasing its generation of renewable energy from 5% to 22% by 2030.
Africa’s electricity demand has increased by 80% over the past 15 years‚ Amin said.
“After a decade of sustained growth‚ Africa is rising but needs secure and affordable energy to power its future growth.”
Amin also noted that more than 600 million people in Africa remained without electricity – the biggest unelectrified population in the world. He said it was expected to grow to 700 million by 2030‚ based on current trends.
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