South Africa’s energy regulator just approved the first two private 100MW generation projects

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The National Energy Regulator of South Africa, the regulatory authority for electricity supply, has registered two new 100 MW solar projects.

It follows the landmark regulatory change announced by president Cyril Ramaphosa in August 2021, where Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act was amended to extend the limit over which a private power project must apply for a Generation Licence, from 1MW to 100MW.

Sola’s largest shareholder and equity partner in the projects, African Rainbow Energy, CEO Brian Dames, said: “At the recent South Africa Investment Conference, African Rainbow Energy committed to invest R3 billion in the economy. These projects are starting to realise this commitment as well as the African Rainbow Energy’s commitment to use new technology to provide large scale clean power solutions for the economy.

Following this registration, the expected financial close of these projects is in July, following which the projects will require a construction period of 14 months in order to reach Commercial Operation Date. The projects have an expected lifetime of 30 years.

 

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