South Africa: Bidding under way for Eskom CSP project

Prequalification bids were due on 12 February for companies interested in the design, supply, installation, operation and maintenance of a 100MW central receiver concentrating solar power plant in Upington, Northern Cape (AE 264/7). The project is being developed by Eskom, and invitations to bid are expected to be issued in April. The project is receiving financing from the African Development Bank, the Agence Française de Développement, the Clean Technology Fund, the European Investment Bank, Germany’s Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau and the World Bank.