South Africa: List of preferred bidders for the renewable energy independent power producer procurement programme for map

CreatedMarch 10, 2025
Credit IPP projects database, Renewable Energy Data & Information Service, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, The IPP Office, and Eskom
CategoryEnergy
DescriptionThis is a list of 129 preferred bidders for the South African government's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), which was launched in 2011. It covers bid windows 1 to 7. Variable include project name, GPS coordinates, energy type, capacity, whether it is operational, which bid window, the bid window year, the date of commissioning, whether the project is connected to the grid, the Eskom substation it's connected to and the province. This data is compiled from multiple sources. Last update 1 March 2025.
Data rows129
Headers
name
type
status
altitude
capacity
geometry
latitude
province
longitude
bid_window
eskom_substation
connected_to_grid
year_of_bid_window
date_of_commissioning
Data
nametypestatusaltitudecapacitygeometrylatitudeprovincelongitudebid_windoweskom_substationconnected_to_gridyear_of_bid_windowdate_of_commissioning
Aries Solar Energy Facilitysolaroperational from 20149.65Point-29.49696924Northern Cape20.785025161Ariesyes20112014
De Aar Solar Powersolaroperational from 201445.6Point-30.6234Northern Cape24.02831Hydrayes20112014
Droogfontein Solar Powersolaroperational from 201445.4Point-28.61389376Northern Cape24.746705421Boundaryyes20112014
Amakhala Emoyeniwindoperational from 2016131.05Point-32.87580778Eastern Cape25.997399692Poseidonyes20122016
Greefspan PV Power Plantsolaroperational from 20149.9Point-29.3861005Northern Cape23.31706031Boundaryyes20112014
Aurora Wind Powerwindoperational from 201490.82Point-33.3582238Western Cape18.08907482unsure20122014
Aurora-Rietvlei Solar Powersolaroperational from 20148.9Point-33.3582238Western Cape18.08907482Aurorayes20122014
Beaufort West Wind FacilitywindNo longer on REIPPP list 4 March 2025, but was a part of original 28 October 2021 bid window 5. Did not reach financial close in the requested time frame140Point-32.3548Western Cape22.57785Design Release Approvalno20212024
Herbert PV Power Plantsolaroperational from 201419.9Point-29.00208471Northern Cape23.801984261Boundaryyes20112014
Boitumelo Solar Power PlantsolarNot yet operational150Point-26North West26.16no20222026