The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) was launched in 2010 and has been a major catalyst to introduce private sector players in the Renewable Energy space in South Africa. The first REIPPP project was completed in 2012 and since then we have seen a remarkable growth in private sector renewable projects generating clean, reliable electricity to the national grid.
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The Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) was launched in response to the 2 000 MW Ministerial Determination gazetted on 7 July 2020.
The defining and innovative technical feature of the RMIPPPP is that multiple generation facilities located at different geographical locations could be bid as a single dispatchable Project, without being prescriptive on the types of technologies. As all projects are to be dispatchable, the System Operator has the choice of dispatching each project on the basis of an economic merit order, which will ultimately benefit the South African consumer.
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The grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP) was launched in March 2023 in line with the Ministerial Determinations gazetted under the Integrated Resource Plan 2019. The Department has released three bid windows each targeted at specific sub stations located on the Northern Cape, Northwest and Free State supply areas.
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The Gas to Power Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (GASIPPPP) was launched in December 2023 in line with the Ministerial Determinations gazetted under the Integrated Resource Plan 2019.
A total of 3000 MW Gas to Power capacity will be procured with the first Bid Window calling for 2000 MW on a site agnostic basis. The remaining 1000 MW capacity has been reserved for a separate procurement process from Facilities to be located in the area known as Zone 13, in the Coega Special Economic Zone, near the Port of Ngqura.
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Although the second Ministerial Determination identified 1500 MW of coal to be procured, no procurement bid windows have as yet been initiated.
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The Transmission Development Plan 2024 outlines the need to establish approximately 14,000 kms of transmission lines and related network infrastructure over the next 10 years in South Africa. Having regard to the significant capital investment, capacity and expertise required to deliver such an ambitious programme, the South African government has taken a decision to involve and collaborate with the private sector through an Independent Transmission Infrastructure Procurement Programme for the expansion and strengthening of the South African transmission network and related infrastructure.
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