Eskom to open bidding for private generators to access vacant land
More than 4,000ha of utility's property to be made available for leasing to expedite independent renewable energy generation
02 March 2022 - 17:49
UPDATED 02 March 2022 - 19:31
To speed up the delivery of new renewable energy capacity, Eskom will soon open a bidding process for access to vacant land it owns that offers direct access to existing grid capacity.
The state-owned power utility has already connected 91 projects with capacity of 7,000MW to the national grid as part of the Renewable Independent Power Producer Programme, but CEO André de Ruyter said this is not enough, given the 4GW-6GW shortfall in electricity supply in the short to medium term...
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