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19 May 2013
                       
 
 
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09 May 2013
 
 
Long-delayed peaker projects to reach financial close ‘next week’
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
A high-level Department of Energy (DoE) official has reported that the long-delayed open-cycle gas turbine (OCGT), or peaker plants, will reach financial closure during May. Speaking on the...
 
 
19 more renewables projects close as SA gears up for third bid round
RENEWABLE ENERGY
South Africa’s rolling renewable-energy procurement programme has gained further momentum with another 19 projects reaching financial close on May 9 and with the tender documentation for the...
 
 
29 Oct 2012
 
 
 
SA moves to procure 7 761 MW of baseload IPP power by 2025
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters reported on Monday that the Department of Energy (DoE) had received “concurrence” from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa for a Ministerial determination...
 
 
SA: Dipuo Peters: Address by the Minister of Energy, at the media briefing for the renewable energy Independent Power Producers procurement programme, Pretoria (29/10/2012)
SPEECH
The purpose of this engagement is to share with you the progress we have made to date on the RE IPP PP, and to provide you with details on the processes that have unfolded towards the financial...
 
 
10 May 2012
 
DA: Statement by Jaques Smalle, Democratic Alliance Deputy Shadow Minister of Energy, calling for an investigation into the Central Energy Fund (10/05/2012)
STATEMENT
Three Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and one Chief Financial Officer (CFO) have resigned from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) group of companies in the last year. This comes against the backdrop of...
 
 
30 Nov 2011
 
Evaluation of first renewables bids complete, preferred bidders to be unveiled soon
RENEWABLE ENERGY
The 53 renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) project bids received by South Africa's Department of Energy (DoE) on November 4 – representing potential capacity of 2 127 MW and...
 
 
31 Aug 2011
 
SA reports big interest in DoE's renewables tender
RENEWABLE ENERGY
The Department of Energy (DoE) reports that 270 bidder applications have already been received for tender documentation related to the renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) programme,...
 
 
23 Aug 2011
 
 
 
Renewables bid represents ‘substantive progress’, but raises compliance burden
RENEWABLE ENERGY
The South African Wind Energy Association (Sawea), which initially voiced strong objections to the abandonment of renewable energy feed-in tariffs (Refit) in favour of what had since been dubbed...
 
 
19 Aug 2011
 
News this week
UPDATE
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters wants copper theft to be classified as economic sabotage. Peters says at the government's Infrastructure Development Cluster briefing that her department has written to...
 
 
Make cable theft a serious crime – Peters
COPPER THEFT
Energy Minister Dipuo Peters wants copper theft to be classified as economic sabotage.
 
 
04 Aug 2011
 
Renewables project developers pore over tender documents
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Potential independent power producer (IPP) bidders for South Africa’s first 3 725 MW of renewable energy capacity are poring over the request for qualification and proposals documentation, which...
 
 
03 Aug 2011
 
Glitches and pleasant surprises as renewables tender gets under way
RENEWABLE ENERGY
The South African government’s renewable energy independent power producer (IPP) tender process got off to a rocky start on Wednesday, when bidders were initially unable to access the bid...
 
 
27 Jul 2011
 
R100bn investment needed to meet SA’s renewable energy aspirations
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Investors and stakeholders needed urgent clarification on the policy mechanism that South Africa would use to support renewable energy, with investment worth R100-billion needed over the next five...
 
 
22 Jul 2011
 
Renewables tender should be issued next week - DoE
RENEWABLE ENERGY
The long-awaited procurement process for South Africa’s first renewable energy projects should begin next week, Department of Energy (DoE) deputy director-general Ompi Aphane confirmed with...
 
 
08 Mar 2011
 
DoE opts for phased introduction of independent grid operator
ELECTRICITY SYSTEM
South Africa’s Department of Energy plans to introduce legislation for the establishment of an Independent System and Market Operator (ISMO) in the electricity environment during the upcoming...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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