Tag archives: Energy

Energy update from the Minister of Energy

By Jackie Midlane and Raghemah Hendricks on March 26, 2019 Posted in General

The Minister today committed government to a collaborative approach with the private sector in dealing with the current energy crisis in South Africa. At the DLO Africa Power Roundtable Conference today (26 March 2019), the Minister spoke positively about the imminent release of the final Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), the unbundling of Eskom and long-term … Continue reading

Nuclear New Build Programme announced

By Donovan Brown on December 14, 2016 Posted in Banking

On 14 December 2016, the Minister of Energy, in consultation with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), published the Department of Energy’s determination notice for the Nuclear New Build Programme (Nuclear Programme). The Minister announced that 9 600MW of energy capacity should be procured and generated from nuclear energy under the Nuclear Programme. … Continue reading

The LNG-to-Power IPP Procurement Programme Information Memorandum

By Donovan Brown on October 11, 2016 Posted in Banking

An information memorandum on the liquefied natural gas (LNG) to power independent power producers procurement programme was published by South Africa’s Department of Energy (DoE) on 5 October 2016. The purpose of this memorandum is to describe the scope of the LNG-to-power IPP Programme for prospective and interested bidders and to highlight the opportunities the programme … Continue reading

Cross-border coal projects and the Southern African Power Pool

By Malibuye Cossie (ZA) and Katia Mengel on March 2, 2016 Posted in General

The governing documents that address the Southern African Power Pool’s (SAPP) role in cross-border transactions provide a framework that bidders, under the coal baseload independent power producer procurement programme (CBIPPP), that addresses some of the Department of Energy’s (DoE) requirements for cross-border projects in Southern Africa under the CBIPPP. There are two key requirements that … Continue reading