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Fifth bid window of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme

Source: International Energy Agency
Last updated: 6 December 2022

The results of the fifth bid window of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement  (REIPPP)  Programme were confirmed in October 2021. Some 25 new projects, representing a total contracted wind and solar energy capacity of 2 583 MW and R50 billion in private investments, were approved. 

The ensuing sixth bid window to be launched early 2022 aims at procuring an additional 2 600 MW in contracted capacity, bringing the total additional capacity procured by the programme to 6 783 MW, with related investments nearing R 130 billion.



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