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Multi-billion rand solar project reaches commercial close

CWA Power’s Redstone 100 MW
concentrated solar power (CSP)
Aproject has achieved commercial
close status. The project, part of South
Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent
Power Producer Procurement Programme
(REIPPPP), was originally awarded in 2015
but was postponed until a contract with
Eskom was signed in April 2018.
Project financing will be arranged by
Absa, which has been appointed as the lead
arranger, senior lender and hedge provider
for the multi-billion-rand project. The bank
says it will participate in the overall senior
debt financing package with approximately
R1,5-billion of senior debt term facilities
for the project. Other financiers include
including African Development Bank period - to reach 100% of design capacity. Commencement of operations is scheduled for Q4 2023.
(AfDB), Development Bank of Southern Redstone CSP will displace an estimated 440 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year and is
Africa (DBSA), CDC Group, Nedbank, certified under the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme. It is aligned with the goals
Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij of the Paris Climate Agreement which seeks to limit global warming to under 2°C.
voor Ontwikkelingslanden (FMO), Deutsche Redstone offers more than just clean electricity generated from renewable sources (sun and
Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft water). Over 40% of the materials used will be locally sourced, and approximately 2000 jobs will
(DEG), Investec Bank and Sanlam Life be created during construction. About 400 of these jobs will be filled from the local community.
Insurance. ACWA Power’s co-shareholders in
the project include the Central Energy Fund, How will the Redstone CSP power plant work?
Pele Green Energy, and the local community. CSP plants reflect the sun onto tanks filled with water. The heated water provides steam to drive a
Construction will take less than three turbine which turns a generator, which provides electricity to the national grid.
years. Upon completion, the plant will be
commissioned progressively – over a one-year Click here to read a technical article which explains how CSP systems work.

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