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INDUSTRY NEWS

Eskom launches tender for the

second phase of land lease parcels

for RE producers

uring December 2022, Eskom seeks to work with the private sector to enable new capacity in line with the anticipated
issued a Request for Proposals future deregulated electricity industry.
D(RFP) as part of the second In April 2022, Eskom issued an RFP, as part of the first phase of the Land Leasing
phase of its Land Leasing Programme Project, for the leasing of 17 land parcels in Mpumalanga province around the Majuba
for four land parcels in Mpumalanga. and Tutuka power stations.
It is estimated that the land put to In October 2022, Eskom concluded lease agreements with five IPPs for the
tender could yield up to 500 MW of new development of an estimated 1800 MW of new generation capacity.
generation capacity from independent The IPPs are currently busy with project development and the required regulatory
power producers (IPPs). processes. Eskom is working closely with the IPPs and government to unlock key
barriers such as environmental approvals, land rezoning and grid connection
The tender documents can be applications, in order to get the power onto the grid as soon as possible.
viewed by clicking here Eskom sees this as the continuation of a very promising project and plans to extend
this to other areas and provinces where we have unused land that can be used for this
The tender will close on 27 February purpose.
2023.
Eskom’s Land Lease Programme was
launched in April 2022. Through this
programme, Eskom makes available
some of its land to IPPs for the purposes
of creating new electricity generating
capacity. These land parcels are in close
proximity of network connection points,
reducing the time required to build new
grid connection infrastructure.
Rather than buying the electricity
from IPPs, Eskom facilitates a process for
IPPs to wheel the power over the Eskom
grid, either for their own consumption,
or to sell on to other consumers. Eskom Tutuka power station

Majuba power station

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