More than 70 bids received for fourth renewables bid window

Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson confirmed on Tuesday that 77 bids were received by the August 18, 2014, submission deadline for the fourth bid window under government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) and that, with the evaluation process complete, an announcement of the preferred bidders was “imminent”. Responding to a parliamentary question, Joemat-Pettersson indicated that the implementation, power purchase and direct agreements should be signed within six months from the preferred-bidder announcement date.