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23 Sep 2011
 
 
New Energy
REAL ECONOMY: RENEWABLES TENDER
I should confess upfront that the decision by government to abandon the renewable energy feed-in tariffs, or Refit, in favour of a competitive bidding process initially made me uneasy. But I have...
 
 
14 Sep 2011
 
Renewables bidders conference reflects high levels of interest in SA roll-out
RENEWABLE ENERGY
The high levels of interest in South Africa's renewable energy programme came into sharp relief in Gauteng on Wednesday when more than 870 people, many representing potential bidders, converged on...
 
 
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...
 
 
31 Jul 2011
 
SA finally sets renewables bidding process in motion
RENEWABLE ENERGY
The South African government has finally formally launched the long-delayed process to procure the new renewable energy generation capacity, having published an advertisement for a request for...
 
 
29 Jul 2011
 
 
 
German solar tracking company eyeing SA market
RENEWABLE ENERGY
German solar technology company DegerEnergie on Friday said that it was contemplating entering the South African market, owing to country’s energy policies increasingly being geared towards...
 
 
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...
 
 
23 Jun 2011
 
Fresh concern that SA is poised to abandon Refit in favour of competitive bidding
RENEWABLE ENERGY
There is fresh concern among potential renewable energy investors that the South African government’s imminent procurement process for the first 1 000 MW of renewables projects could well proceed...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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