- Scatec enters an agreement with PPAs for three solar projects.
- The South African government is boosting the RMIPPP programme.
Independent Power Producer (IPP) Scatec has signed power purchase agreements for three solar projects in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. According to a local news source, the South African government aims to scale the implementation of the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP).
The solar power plants will be built in Kenhardt, a town in the Northern Cape. According to the source, the plants will provide 150 MW of dispatchable renewable energy from 5 am to 9.30 pm, based on a hybrid installation of 540 MWp of solar PV capacity and 1.1 GWh of battery storage.
These are the first projects developed under the RMIPPPP in South Africa.