Transnet awards bid for Richards Bay Port solar plant

Transnet National Ports Authority has selected the Amulet Group Consortium as the preferred bidder to build and operate its 20 MW solar photovoltaic plant at the Port of Richards Bay on the northern KwaZulu-Natal coast. The plant’s construction is a step in the ports authority’s commitment to decarbonise port operations through its Renewable Energy Purchase programme.

its South Africa’s eight commercial seaports,” it said in a statement on Monday. “The selection of the Amulet Group Consortium follows a request for proposals procurement process initiated by TNPA in May 2023. The consortium will oversee the design, construction, testing, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of the solar PV plant with a battery energy system at the Port of Richards Bay for a period of seven years,” it added.

“It will further provide a cost-effective and reliable energy supply to the port and its users,” he added. TNPA expects design and construction of the solar PV plant to begin this month, with an operational target date of 31 May 2026. Read: Transnet invites private sector partnership for Cape Town Port

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