Eskom has issued a tender to engineer, procure and construct a water electrolysis hydrogen generation plant, which must be integrated with the existing renewable power plant for “green H₂ production” at Eric Rosherville for a period of three years.
Deadline: 27 June 2025 at 10am
There will be a non-compulsory clarification meeting which will be held on 28 May 2025 at the Eskom Research, Testing and Development in Johannesburg.
Renewable (green) hydrogen production is a key priority to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in South Africa. It will directly contribute to Eskom’s decarbonisation strategy and enable renewable energy deployment, as it presents an excellent medium- to long-term energy storage.
Eskom already has experience in operating small kW electrolysers at the power stations to produce grey hydrogen; however, there are still various challenges across all areas to integrate the value chain and produce renewable hydrogen at medium and large scales (megawatt to gigawatt size) that need to be resolved.
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Developing a pilot Renewable Hydrogen Facility (RHF) will present Eskom with an informed pathway to plan for the adoption of green hydrogen at a scale, time and cost that is competitive against alternate options such as hydrogen produced from fossil fuels (grey hydrogen).
It will also present Eskom with an opportunity to understand legislative requirements and regulations related to renewable hydrogen and to develop skills through Eskom’s participation in the key national initiatives in South Africa, such as the South African Hydrogen Society Roadmap and South African Hydrogen Valley.
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Eskom Research, Testing and Development (RT&D) requires the engineering design, procurement and construction (EPC) to be conducted for a hydrogen generation plant to form part of the RHF at Eskom Research and Innovation Centre (ERIC) in Rosherville.
The hydrogen generation plant should be modular and integrated with the existing solar photovoltaic (PV) plant and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to form an RHF.
The hydrogen generation plant to be supplied must consist of five sub-systems:
- Electrical Configuration,
- Energy Management System,
- Hydrogen production, (including water demineralisation and storage)
- H2 storage,
- H2 End-use workstation.
The following drawing provides further information on the existing infrastructure.
Electrical Integration:
- 228-EE-2024-01: Single Line Diagram: MV Reticulation Schematic
- 228-EE-2024-04: North West Sub – Equipment Layout
- 228-EE-2024-08: Single Line Diagram: North West Sub LV-DB
The entire hydrogen system must comply with Eskom’s hydrogen systems standard (240-56227413); where deviations are expected, this must be declared during tendering.
Tender documents can be obtained from Eskom’s website
All tenders should be submitted via Eskom Etendering
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Source: https://www.esi-africa.com/tenders/eskom-eyes-green-hydrogen-future-with-new-tender/
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