Cape Town – The City of Cape Town has announced in a statement that it has issued the tender for engineering, procurement, and construction of its planned 7MW Atlantis solar photovoltaic (PV).
Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, said this initiative is one of a range of interventions to end load-shedding over time.
“The power plant would start generating electricity in 2024 and be in operation for 20 years, with a foreseen annual output of 14,7GWh,” said Hill-Lewis.
He said it is expected that the Atlantis solar plant will enhance the City’s financial sustainability as the cost of generating the electricity would be lower than the bulk procurement from Eskom, reducing the dependency on the electricity public utility.
“This is another decisive step that the City is taking toward a more secure, cheaper and cleaner energy future for the people of Cape Town,” said the Mayor.
The City of Cape Town plans to build its first grid-connected solar plant next year as one of its interventions to end load-shedding over time.
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Hill-Lewis said that strides have been made to enable independent power production and small-scale embedded generation.
“In this financial year, R15 million has been allocated to pay for energy generated by small-scale embedded generators through the feed in tariff of 75,51 c/kWh (excluding VAT) and the 25c/kWh incentive offered for small-scale embedded generators,” stated Hill-Lewis.
“The City also issued its first tender in the new Independent Power Producer (IPP) programme which entails buying 200MW from IPPs within the City’s electricity supply area,” he added.
‘Net Zero’
The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Councillor Beverley van Reenen said that one of the goals of this programme is to achieve the City’s net-zero carbon municipal buildings commitment by 2030, with this power plant expected to contribute towards this.
“There would be a significant reduction in the City’s carbon footprint if it switched from Eskom to solar-generated electricity,” van Reenen added.
According to her, this development holds the potential to enhance the attractiveness of Atlantis as an investment hub, and it is expected to stimulate the green and broader local economy.
“This holds the potential to increase investment and thus enable job creation, boosting the local and Cape Town economy. The investment in construction of the Atlantis plant is expected to result in a R47,2 million gross domestic product increase. It is also expected that this development will enhance the safety of the surrounding communities, as well as stimulate the surrounding property market,” she said.
How to tender
- Tender documents may be collected during working hours between 08:30 to15:00 from 16 September 2022.
- The physical address for collection of tender documents is: Tender Distribution Office, 2nd Floor (Concourse Level), Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town.
The closing time for receipt of tenders is 10:00 on 25 October 2022.
Tender submission details:
Tender Box 127 at the Tender and Quotation Box Office, 2nd Floor (Concourse Level), Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town
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