POWER CRISIS: Mega bid window to be released to market in June — but SA’s big challenge is grid capacity, says electricity minister

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POWER CRISIS: Mega bid window to be released to market in June — but SA’s big challenge is grid capacity, says electricity minister
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‘You can run as many bid windows as you want, but if you don’t have grid access there’s no value,’ said Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.

Kruger explained that if there’s so much capacity up for grabs in a bid window, there’s no competitive pricing because all the bidders know they will win.

Kruger explained that if there’s so much capacity up for grabs in a bid window, there’s no competitive pricing because all the bidders know they will win
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