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The Minister of Energy, Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson and the Department of Energy are proud to announce the additional preferred bidders from the renewable energy independent power producer procurement programme (REIPPPP) Bid Window 4.
Preferred Bidder, Solar Capital Orange (Pty) Ltd, is proposing the establishment of a commercial photovoltaic solar energy facility and associated infrastructure for the purpose of electricity generation on a site northeast of Loeriesfontein in the Northern Cape Province. The facility will be referred to as the Solar Capital Loeriesfontein Energy Facility has a planned generating capacity of 300 MW, which is being developed in phases. This project is for the installation of the third Phase of 75 MW.
