South Africa Announces Tender for 5 GW Renewable Capacity under BW7 Updated On Tue, Dec 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) of South Africa has released a tender under the seventh bid window (BW7) under its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The tender seeks bids for the development of 5 GW of renewable capacity, entailing 3.2 GW of wind and 1.8 GW of solar capacity. […] Read more
Sungrow To Supply South Africa’s First Hybrid Wind-Solar-Battery Project Updated On Tue, Dec 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy Global solar inverter player Sungrow signed a supply agreement with French renewable energy group EDF Renewables, to provide 264MWh liquid-cooled energy storage systems and MV transformers, for the Umoyilanga project – South Africa’s first wind-solar-storage integrated hybrid virtual power plant (VPP). EDF Renewables, and privately held investment company Perpetua Holdings (Pty) Ltd, won the Umoyilanga […] Read more
South Africa Releases Its Largest Renewable Energy Tender of 3,740 MW Capacity Updated On Fri, Apr 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy In a first such tender for the country on African continent, South Africa has issued its first large-scale tender aimed at procuring renewable energy. With a capacity of 3,740 MW, this is the continent’s biggest program on renewable energy. This is the release of the first phase of the RFP (Request for Proposal). The tender […] Read more
Solis Launches New Hybrid Inverter in South Africa Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar inverter manufacturer Ginlong (Solis) Technologies, is set to launch its new S6 Advanced Power Hybrid Inverter, exclusively for South Africa. It will be unveiled at the Solar Show Africa 2023 in Johannesburg from April 25 to 26. The firm informs that with added generator connection and control functions, the inverter works as a fully […] Read more
Sungrow Launches New C&I Inverter Solution For South Africa Updated On Fri, Mar 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy Just as South Africa battles power shortages and the businesses suffer, global energy solutions provider Sungrow has launched its new-generation commercial & industrial (C&I) PV inverter solution SG125CX-P2 for the South African market. It was launched during the ‘Experience Power Freedom’ ceremony in Johannesburg. Organizations are being impacted in productivity and ultimately profitability due to […] Read more
Vestas Secures 373 MW Supply Order for South Africa Wind Projects Updated On Wed, Mar 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has secured a massive 373 MW supply order from independent power producer Red Rocket for the Brandvalley, Rietkloof and Wolf wind parks. Vestas has said that the wind energy projects will be located in Western Cape and Eastern Cape, South Africa. The contract includes the supply and installation of 64 […] Read more
Amid Eskom Struggles & Load Shedding, South African Switches On Renewables Action Plan Updated On Tue, Jan 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy South Africa, long plagued by inefficiencies at national discom Eskon, has decided to move decisively to change the narrative. The country, facing further 2 years of load shedding as projected by Eskom, has made a plan to add 14.771 GW of new wind, solar and battery storage capacity to the national grid. Ever since 2010, […] Read more
South Africa Secures 975 MW of Solar Energy PPAs in 5th Tender Updated On Tue, Dec 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy South Africa seems to be gaining speed on renewables. The country has authorized power purchase agreements (PPAs) for a capacity of 975 MW of renewable energy projects under the ongoing Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The official statement of the government read, “Bid Window 6 asked for new generation capacity of 4,200 […] Read more
IPP Globeleq Signs PPAs for 450 MW Solar Power in South Africa Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Globeleq, the key partner in the Ikamva Consortium, has said that it has reached legal close on six solar energy projects under South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The solar projects total to 450 MW in capacity. Globeleq, the Africa-focused independent power producer (IPP) – is majority partner in the Ikamva […] Read more
