The four solar projects, with a contracted capacity of 890 MW and total installed capacity over 1 GW, represent the third addition to the seventh bid window of South Africa’s procurement program for renewables.
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has granted licences to four solar projects with a planned cumulative installed capacity in excess of 1 GW.
The projects include the 278 MW Sculptor Energy, with a contracted capacity of 240 MW. It is set to developed by Cape Town-headquartered Red Rocket SA in the province of Mpumalanga, eastern South Africa.
Red Rocket SA will also develop a further two of the awarded projects, the 277 MW Springhaas Solar Facility 1 with a contracted capacity of 240 MW and the 206 MW Springhaas Solar Facility 6 with a contracted capacity of 170 MW, both to be built in South Africa’s Free State.
The final project awarded a licence is the 288 MW Corona Energy facility, with a contracted capacity of 240 MW, to be developed by France’s Engie in South Africa’s Free State.
