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South Africa’s BW7 tender selects 6 solar PV projects (1.3 GW)

South Africa’s BW7 tender selects 6 solar PV projects (1.3 GW)

The Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) of South Africa has selected six solar PV projects with a combined capacity of 1,290 MW as preferred bidders in the seventh bid window (BW7) of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The bidding round was launched in December 2023 offered 5 GW of renewable capacity, including 3.2 GW of onshore wind and 1.8 GW of solar PV, and attracted 40 solar projects totalling 8,526 MW and only 8 onshore wind projects totalling 1,692 MW (none of them advanced to the preferred-bidder stage).
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