- Engie expects the construction of the two projects to begin in 2024.
- The power utility firm operates solar parks and a 94MW wind farm in South Africa.
Engie South Africa, a French power utility, has announced the financial and commercial closure of two 75 megawatts (MW) solar projects in South Africa. Engie is developing the projects in partnership with Pele Green Energy under Bid Window Five (BW5) of the country’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP).
The commissioning of the projects, Grootspruit PV in the Free State province and Graspan Solar PV in the Northern Cape, will be by the end of 2025. These projects come a year after Engie sealed power purchase and implementation agreements with Eskom and South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. The power utility firm expects the construction of the two projects to begin early next year.
Engie owns, operates and maintains the 100MW Xina Solar One and 100MW Kathu Solar Park Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Pofadder and Kathu, respectively. The firm also owns the 94MW West Coast 1 wind farm and the Aurora and Vredendal solar photovoltaic (PV) parks in South Africa, which have a combined capacity of 21 MW.