• Sasol and Air Liquide initiate first phase of 900 MW renewables procurement process Photo by Creamer MediaPower lines in the foreground, with Sasol's Secunda complex in the background 13TH APRIL 2021 BY: TERENCE CREAMERCREAMER MEDIA EDITOR ARTICLE ENQUIRY      SAVE THIS ARTICLE      EMAIL THIS ARTICLE FONT SIZE: –+ Sasol and Air Liquide have formally announced plans to jointly procure 900 MW of renewable-energy […]

  • Western Cape names candidate municipalities to be primed for direct IPP procurement 17TH MARCH 2021 BY: TERENCE CREAMERCREAMER MEDIA EDITOR ARTICLE ENQUIRY      SAVE THIS ARTICLE      EMAIL THIS ARTICLE FONT SIZE: –+ Six Western Cape municipalities, as well as the City of Cape Town, have been named by Western Cape Finance and Economic Opportunities Minister David Maynier as candidates to participate in the first […]

  • Govt, IPPs a step closer to lowering electricity tariffs 14TH DECEMBER 2020 BY: NEWS24WIRE SAVE THIS ARTICLE      EMAIL THIS ARTICLE FONT SIZE: –+ The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has managed to complete its first refinancing agreement with an independent power producer (IPP), which is part of an initiative to lower electricity tariffs. The department issued a statement on […]

  • City of Cape Town drafting ‘mini IRP’ as it prepares way for IPP procurement 2ND OCTOBER 2020 BY: TERENCE CREAMERCREAMER MEDIA EDITOR ARTICLE ENQUIRY      SAVE THIS ARTICLE      EMAIL THIS ARTICLE FONT SIZE: –+ The City of Cape Town, which has been pushing for the right for municipalities to procure electricity directly from independent power producers (IPPs) for several years, is currently compiling what it […]

  • Why are we being kept in the dark on dealing with load shedding, and where is the urgency Mr President? Where are the bold steps that were promised in December 2019? Why is the ANC blocking municipalities from purchasing directly from Independent Power Producers (IPPs), and the opening of the grid? Why did Minister Gwede […]