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Africa’s biggest economy plans to add more than 105 GW of new generation capacity by 2039, according to a planning document released last year, with renewable energy accounting for more than half of that as the country gradually reduces its dependence on coal
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In an initial stage, it will procure 4.6 GW of battery storage systems and 5 GW of gas-to-power projects, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, the electricity and energy minister, said in a statement
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Allocations for wind and solar generation capacity would follow at a later stage, Ramokgopa said
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South Africa currently has five battery storage projects totalling 513 megawatts, and a bigger uptake of the technology would help make better use of wind and solar resources currently stranded due to a lack of grid capacity, the minister added
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South Africa is evaluating proposals from four short-listed consortia bidding to provide 2 GW of gas-to-power projects
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Last year’s power plan, called the Integrated Resource Plan, made provision for 16 GW of gas in the energy mix by 2039
