On 27 March 2025, the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) was approved by the South African Cabinet. SAREM is a comprehensive and strategic initiative aimed at transforming South Africa’s renewable energy and storage value chains by 2030.
SAREM demonstrates its commitment to the National Development Plan by promoting a low-carbon, resource-efficient, and pro-employment
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
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.
In order to ensure that the construction and operation of renewable energy projects in South Africa is not hampered by unsatisfied local communities it is important that borrowers’ and sponsors’ alike invest in educating local communities on how they derive benefit from the projects.
Since our article of September 2014 (Renewable energy projects: community
The Coal Baseload Independent Power Procurement Programme Request for Qualification and Proposals (RFP) was released by the Department of Energy (DoE) in December 2014. The RFP allows preferred bidders, with the approval of the DoE, to undertake any refinancing or re-arrangement of the debt or equity at any time during the term of the Implementation
The coal RFP released in December 2014 by the Department of Energy provides for the same methods of connecting to the grid as the Renewable Energy RFP.
There are three methods of connecting to the grid, each with slightly different bid submission requirements. Bidders must elect their preferred grid connection method prior to bid submission.
In the Request for Qualifications and Proposals (RFP) issued in relation to the Coal Baseload IPP Procurement Programme, the Department of Energy (DoE) recognises that, at any bid submission date, bidders may not have all of the necessary appointments, consents or documents required to undertake their projects immediately upon being appointed as preferred bidders.
To
The Coal Baseload Independent Power Procurement Programme Request for Qualification and Proposals (RFP) released by the Department of Energy (DoE) allows bidders to bid cross border projects. We highlight some of the key features relating to cross border projects under the RFP.
Cross border facility and cross border project
A cross border facility is a
The Request for Qualifications and Proposals (RFP) released by the Department of Energy (DoE) in respect of the Coal Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (CIPPPP) introduces a new Part D which relates to affected projects.
The RFP allows a bidder to inform the DoE of any project in which it is involved which is experiencing
Under the Coal Baseload IPP Procurement Programme projects may be required to provide ancillary services to Eskom as grid provider to support the reliable and secure operation of the transmission system by Eskom. The ancillary services will be procured under a separate agreement to the power purchase agreement (PPA), namely the Ancillary Services Agreement (ASA).