- The first phase includes projects with 5MW to 20MW capacities
- The second Phase involves projects larger than 20MW
- The Project is to reduce reliance on Eskom
The city of Cape Town in South Africa has begun a procurement process for up to 300MW of renewable energy capacity. The first round will involve the procurement of independent power producer (IPP) projects with capacities ranging from 5MW to 20MW, with solar photovoltaic (PV) technology being used extensively.
According to Geordin Hill-Lewis, developers will be able to submit proposals for generation-only, generation-plus-storage, and storage-only projects. The program’s second phase will include the tendering of projects larger than 20MW. Hill-Lewis was quoted in the local press as saying that a tender for the second phase will be released soon.
In the first round, independent power producer (IPP) projects with capacities ranging from 5MW to 20MW will be procured, with solar photovoltaic (PV) technology being heavily used. Tendering for projects larger than 20MW will be part of the program’s second phase. A tender for the second phase will be released soon, according to Hill-Lewis, who was quoted in the local press.
The purchase is part of an effort to reduce Cape Town’s reliance on South African utility Eskom, as well as the issue of frequent load-shedding, which occurs when the entire system is threatened by a lack of capacity and utilities turn off power to specific groups of customers.