South Africa’s Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo have unveiled the process to pre-qualify potential bidders for the country’s Independent Transmission Programme.
The initiative aims to expand the country’s transmission infrastructure, with a target of building over 14,000 kilometers of new transmission lines by 2032.
The National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) is expected to lead the R440 billion project. According to Minister Ramokgopa, “This is the single biggest programme of a post-apartheid government.” A significant part of that is going to come from the private sector.
Minister Ramokgopa said, “So, we created a procurement dispensation that makes it possible for us to invite the private sector to build, operate, and transfer a concession in the line and returning them back to the state, and in this instance, to the NTCSA, making sure that your rural interland, your peri-urban areas get electricity as you make the point that 1.6 million households don’t have access to electricity.”
The programme aims to resolve issues of access and affordability. Mr. Ramokgopa emphasized that the programme would ensure adequate local participation, targeting historically disadvantaged individuals.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
Discover more from Energy News Africa
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.