Cape Town is forging ahead with plans to invest millions in independent power suppliers to stabilise the grid and minimise the effect of load-shedding .
03 April 2023 - 13:36City of Cape Town municipality is forging ahead with plans to slowly drift away from Eskom as the only source of power supply.Cape Town is forging ahead with plans to invest millions in independent power suppliers to stabilise the grid and minimise the effects of load-shedding.
The city is expected to advertise what it described as its biggest power-purchase tender from independent suppliers this weekHere is what you need to know about the tender: would issue a 500MW energy tender to alleviate the effects of load-shedding.“Cape Town’s biggest power purchase tender — of 500MW — will be issued for competitive proposals this week on April 6. We encourage the market to take note and participate.
It said phase 1 of getting the power from independent producers was on track and final awarding would be done this year.
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