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UPDATE: Abengoa and Emvelo have been selected for 100 MW each

South Africa's Department of Energy has published an announcement in its website regarding the third window of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP).

The DoE allocated 200 MW for concentrated solar power technology in this third round. Ttwo applicants have been selected as Preferred Bidders totaling 200 MW. The applicants' identity has not been disclosed yet.

Despite the announcement, REIPPPP's website is a bit confusing as the CSP Third Bid Submission appears like this:

Bid registration date - 3 March 2014
Third (CSP) Bid Submission Date - 31 March 2014
Announcement of Preferred Bidders in respect of Third (CSP) Bid Submission Date - 10 June 2014
Signing and effective date of PPAs, Direct Agreements, Implementation Agreements and Connection Agreements and Financial Close not later than 20 February 2015

We are trying to get more info about this issue

DoE's statement is as follows:

The Department received 93 Bid Responses on the Third Bid Submission Date.

The Department has today, 29 October 2013, sent letters of appointment as Preferred Bidders to 17 Bidders who submitted Bid Responses on the Third Bid Submission Date. The number of appointments, and the total MW of Contracted Capacity awarded to date, is as follows:

• Onshore Wind - 7 Preferred Bidders totalling 787MW

• Solar Photovolatic - 6 Preferred Bidders totalling 450MW

• Biomass - 1 Preferred Bidder of 16,5MW

• Landfill Gas - 1 Preferred Bidder of 18MW

• Concentrated Solar - 2 Preferred Bidders totalling 200MW

The Honourable Minister of Energy and the Director-General of the Department of Energy are currently not available to address the media and interested parties about the outcome to date of the procurement in respect of the Third Bid Submission Phase, and appropriate arrangements will be made in due course for a detailed announcement regarding the Preferred Bidders and the benefits to South Africa in respect of their projects.

The Department has today also sent letters of non-appointment as Preferred Bidders to 18 Bidders. Those letters were sent to Bidders whose Bid Responses were Non-Compliant with the requirements of Part B (Qualification Criteria) of the RFP.

The Department has taken note of the fact that a large number of very competitive Bid Responses were submitted for the Third Bid Submission Date in the Onshore Wind and Solar Photovoltaic Technologies, and the Department is considering the appointment of additional Preferred Bidders for those Technologies from the remaining Compliant Bidders. As such, the Preferred Bidders that have been appointed in those Technologies may not be the only Preferred Bidders that are appointed in those Technologies for the Third Bid Submission Date, and no final decision on this has been taken at this time. The Department will make a further announcement regarding its decision in this regard in due course, and is intending to do so by not later than 20 November 2013.