Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe on 18 March announced eight preferred bidders for the Risk Mitigation IPP (RMIPP) Procurement Programme, which aims to procure 2GW of power to bridge a looming supply gap. The eight bidders, representing a total of 1,845MW, are: Acwa Power Project DAO, Karpowership SA Coega, Karpowership SA Richards Bay, Karpowership SA Saldanha, Mulilo Total Coega, Mulilo Total Hydra Storage, Oya Energy Hybrid Facility and Umoyilanga Energy.
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