The Herald
Authorities is planning to launch a procurement course of for 3 000MW of gas-fired vitality technology, with the probably choices being the deployment of energy ships or a floating LNG terminal.
The brand new fuel technology amenities shall be situated in Richards Bay and or Mossel Bay.
Paradoxically, a 3 000MW gas-to-power proposal to the Nationwide Vitality Regulator of SA (Nersa) greater than a 12 months in the past was turned down in December.
The Nationwide Vitality Disaster Committee (Necom), which met for 2 full days final week, has really useful that authorities procure 9 500MW of recent capability by 2024.
This additionally contains new pumped storage vegetation and extra publicly procured renewable vitality, batteries and fuel technology. Among the new capability — about 775MW — shall be procured on an emergency foundation. Whereas the presentation by the committee which was circulating unofficially on Friday doesn’t make particular reference to energy ships, there may be sturdy assist within the authorities for an influence ship contract with a three- to five-year restrict.
An earlier emergency procurement launched by Mineral Sources and Vitality Minister Gwede Mantashe in July 2020 ended largely in catastrophe with solely three initiatives reaching monetary shut.
The specs have been for a 20-year contract of dispatchable vitality.
It’s suspected that the tender was designed to allow a simple win by Turkish firm Karpowership.
Nonetheless, the award of the contract has been beneath litigation by dropping bidders for over a 12 months. Karpowership has additionally not but obtained all its approvals together with environmental clearance and port approvals. — Information 24