The document provides an overview of the solar photovoltaic (PV) market in South Africa and updates on the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) from 2010 to 2014. It highlights the significant growth in PV projects, including a detailed map of 33 successful bids across three rounds, and emphasizes the upcoming PV Project Development Africa 2014 event in Johannesburg. Additionally, the document outlines the contributions of various stakeholders, including developers and financial institutions, to increase market profitability and expand opportunities in the renewable energy sector.

1. Solar-PV in South Africa
Market Update and Projects Map 2014
PV Project Development Summit Africa
Identify PV project opportunities across Southern Africa to boost your pipeline in utility and industrial markets
The must attend event for PV developers, EPC
groups, technology providers and investors
who are looking to identify PV project
opportunities across Southern Africa to boost
their pipeline in utility and industrial markets.
www.pv-insider.com/pvafrica
9-10 September, Johannesburg
REIPPPP UPDATE • PROJECT LISTINGS • Global Horizontal Irradiation data map
PV-Insider is pleased to present you with the PV South Africa Market Update & Projects Map
2014, in association with the exciting launch of PV Project Development Africa 2014, taking place in
Johannesburg on 9-10th September.
This guide details the very latest updates in South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power
Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). Furthermore, we have provided an updated PV plant map
that details the size and location of 33 PV projects that successfully won bids in the first, second and third
rounds of the REIPPPP, as well as detailed Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) data for South Africa.
In association with

2. Renewable Energy Independent Power
Producer Programme 2010-2013
In March 2010 South Africa’s Department of Energy
(DOE) finalised details of the Integrated Resource
Plan (IRP), a 20-year blueprint that showed the
government’s commitment to energy from renewable
sources. The IRP indicated that renewable energy
will make up a substantial 42% of all new electricity
generation (totalling 17,800MW) from 2010-
2030, and gave strong backing to Wind, Solar
Photovoltaics (PV) and Concentrated Solar Power
(CSP) within this new energy mix. Under the IRP
the DOE committed to produce 8400MW from
PV, 8400MW from Wind and 1000MW from CSP
through the REIPPPP.
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REIPPPP Round I
By December 2011 the Department of Energy had received 53
bids across all the different technologies, awarding 28 projects to
independent power producers made up of 632MW of PV, 150MW of CSP
and 634MW of Wind.
In total 18 PV projects were awarded preferred bid status, ranging from
5MW-75MW in capacity. (For further information on these projects see the
REIPPPP Round I - Project List & Map)
REIPPPP Round II
The bidding for window II of the REIPPPP closed on 5 March 2012
with a total of 79 bids received. The total capacity of bids amounted
to 3,255MW, far exceeding the cap that was set at 1,275MW across all
technologies. As with the first round, wind and solar-PV dominated with 9
projects totalling 417.1MW for solar PV and 7 projects totalling 562.5MW
for wind. In addition, 2 small hydro projects totalling 14.3MW and 1 CSP
project totalling 50MW were also given preferred bidder status. The 19
projects together represent 1,043.9MW of a total of 1,225MW allocated
for the second round.
In total 9 PV projects were awarded preferred bid status, ranging from
8.8MW-75MW in capacity.
REIPPPPP Round III
The winners of the Round 3 of bidders of the REIPPPP were announced on
the 29th of October 2013. 435MW of new PV solar capacity was issued to six
preferred bidders. The signing and effective date of PPAs, Direct Agreements,
Implementation Agreements and Connection Agreements and Financial Close
are all due to be completed 30 July 2014.
The round was dominated by Italian utility Enel Greenpower who won 4 of
the 6 projects which were awarded.

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REIPPPP Round I, II & III Project Map
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PV Project Development
Africa 2014
The event is being held on
the 9-10th September in
Johannesburg. Learn lessons from
the REIPPPP developments so
far from major developers such as
SolarCapital and Soitec to increase
future profitability in the market.
Also speaking will be Eskom,
Anglo American, Nedbank Capital
and Investec Bank. Do not miss
this opportunity to develop your
business.
See event details at
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Project Developer
Net Capacity
(MW)
Location
SlimSun Swartland Solar Park SlimSun 5.0 Swartland, Western Cape
RustMo1 Solar Farm Momentous Energy 6.8
Rustenburg, North-West
Province
Mulilo Renewable Energy Solar PV De Aar Gestamp Mulilo Consortium 9.7 De Aar, Northern Cape
Konkoonsies Solar Limarco 77 (Pty) Ltd 9.7 Pofadder, Northern Cape
Aries Solar Sevenstones 159 (Pty.) Ltd. 9.7 Kenhardt, Northern Cape
Greefspan PV Power Plant
AE-AMD Independent Power Producer 1 (Pty) Ltd (AE–AMD Renewable Energy is a union between
Spanish firm AMDAenergía SA and local renewable firm ALT-E Technologies
10.0 Douglas, Northern Cape
Herbert PV Power Plant AE-AMD Independent Power Producer 1 (Pty) Ltd 19.9 Douglas, Northern Cape
Mulilo Renewable Energy Solar PV Prieska Gestamp Mulilo Consortium 19.9 Prieska, Northern Cape
Soutpan Solar Park Erika Energy (Pty) Ltd 28.0 Waterberg, Limpopo
Witkop Solar Park Core Energy (Pty) Ltd 30.0 Waterberg, Limpopo
Touwsrivier Project Soitec Energy and Scheider Electric Energy. CPV Power Plant No. 1 36.0
Aquila Private Game Reserve.
Touwsrivier, Western Cape
De Aar Solar PV South Africa Mainstream Renewable Power De Aar PV (Pty) Ltd 48.3 Pixley Ka seme, Northern Cape
South Africa Mainstream Renewable Power
Droogfontein
South Africa Mainstream Renewable Power Droogfontein (Proprietary) Ltd 48.3 Kimberley, Northern Cape
Letsatsi Power Company
Intikon Energy, consortium consisting of Kensani Capital Investments (Pty) Ltd, SolarReserve South Africa
(Pty) Ltd and Oakleaf Investment Holdings 80 (Pty) Ltd
64.0 Bloemfontein, Free State
Lesedi Power Company
Intikon Energy, consortium consisting of SolarReserve South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Kensani Capital Investments
(Pty) Ltd and Oakleaf Investment Holdings 80 (Pty) Ltd
64.0 Postmasburg, Northern Cape
Kalkbult Scatec Solar 72.5 Kalkbult, Northern Cape
Kathu Solar Energy Facility Lokian Trading & Investments (Pty) Limited 75.0 Kathu, Northern Cape
Solar Capital De Aar (Pty) Ltd Inca de Aar Solar (Pty). Solar Capital De Aar (Pty) Ltd 75.0 De Aar, Northern Cape
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Project Developer
Net Capacity
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Location
Solar Capital De Aar 3 Moncada Energy Group SRL & Solar Capital (Pty) Ltd 75.0 De Aar, Northern Cape
Sishen Solar Facility ACCIONA Energy (ANA) and Aveng Grinaker-LTA (AGL) 74.0 Dibeng, Deben, Northern Cape
Aurora Solar Park Solairedirect 9.0
Aurora, West Coast DC,
Western Cape
Vredendal Solar Park Solairedirect 8.8 Vredendal, Western Cape
Linde Scatec Solar 36.8 De Aar, Northern Cape
Dreunberg Scatec Solar 69.6 Dreunberg, Eastern Cape
Jasper PV Project SolarReserve 75 Postmasburg, Northern Cape
Boshoff Solar Park SunEdison 60 Boshof, Free State
Upington Solar PV Enel Green Power 8.9 Upington, Northern Cape
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Tom Burke Solar Park Enel Green Power 60 Lephalale, Limpopo
Pulida Solar Park Enel Green Power 75 Kimberley, Free State
Adams Solar PV 2 Enel Green Power 75 Hotazel, Northern Cape
Solar PV Paleisheuwel/Electra Capital Electra Capital (Pty) (100% owned by Enel Green Power) 75
Sandveld Region, Western
Cape Province
Mulilo Prieska PV Total, Mulilo Solar Entreprises, Sunpower 75 Prieska, Northern Cape
Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV Sonnedix, Mulilo Renewable Energy, Juwi 75 Prieska, Northern Cape
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For any questions or feedback about the Market
Update and Projects Map contact:
n Marco Geraghty at marco@pv-insider.com
For more information about PV Project
Development Africa 2014 (9-10 September,
Johannesburg), including the full agenda, speaker
list and networking opportunities please visit:
www.pv-insider.com/pvafrica
PV Project Development Africa 2014
I hope you have found our updated REIPPPP map beneficial! To be at the cutting edge of the
PV market in South Africa then you need to attend PV Project Development Africa 2014.
The event will be telling you the key to future profits by hearing from key speakers Solar Capital,
Soitec, Anglo American, Eskom, Nedbank Capital, Investec Bank and many more!!
To find out the lessons which you will learn from the REIPPPP and the new opportunities
emerging in commercial, industrial and residential markets visit www.pv-insider.com/pvafrica