DATE OF SUBMISSION: 10 DECEMBER 2009
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
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QUESTION 167
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
167. Mr K A Sinclair (COPE-NC) to ask the Minister of Energy:
With regard to the procurement of energy from Independent Power Producers
(IPPs), how many (a)(i) requests for prequalification (RFQ) and (ii)
requests for proposal have been issued, (b) negotiations with preferred
bidders are under way in terms of the regulations promulgated under section
36(4) of the Electricity Regulation Act, Act 4 of 2006 and (c) of these
IPPs have applied to supply energy generated by renewable sources? CW247E
Reply
(a)(i) Since 2005, RFQs have been issued in respect of the Peaker
Project, the Multi Site Base Load Project (MSBLP) and the Medium Term
Power Purchase Program (MTPPP).
(ii) RFPs have been issued in respect of all the above except for the
MSBLP.
(b) Negotiations are underway regarding the Peaker Project.
(c) None. The Peaker Project is based on diesel, MSBLP is coal and gas,
MTPPP is based on process steam.
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