South Africa’s first self-build Main Transmission Substation (MTS), by an Independent Power Producer (IPP), has been completed and energised on 5 April 2025. The Koruson 400/132 kV MTS outside Noupoort in the Northern Cape, has been designed and constructed to connect 1.5 GW of renewable energy to the national grid. … Read More
Envusa Energy completes project finance for 520MW of wind and solar projects in South Africa
Anglo American announces that its jointly owned renewable energy venture with EDF Renewables, Envusa Energy, has completed the project financing for its first three wind and solar projects in South Africa. The terms and structure of this non-recourse project financing are typical of high-quality renewable energy infrastructure assets. These three … Read More
EDF Renewables achieves Commercial and Financial Close on RMIPPPP hybrid power project Umoyilanga
Pretoria, South Africa, 28 November 2023: EDF Renewables achieved Commercial and Financial Close on its Umoyilanga Project on 28 November 2023, reaching Commercial Close with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, and then concluding Financial Close with Nedbank, RMB and DBSA. This follows the signing of the Power Purchase … Read More
EDF Renewables achieves Legal Close on RMIPPPP hybrid power project Umoyilanga
Pretoria, South Africa, 30 August 2023: EDF Renewables achieved Legal Close on its Umoyilanga Project on 30 August 2023, with the signing of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Eskom, and the Implementation Agreement (IA) with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, for the hybrid renewable power facility to … Read More
EDF Renewables achieves Financial and Commercial Close on Coleskop
EDF Renewables in South Africa achieved Financial and Commercial Close on 18 January 2023, on Coleskop Wind Power (Pty) Ltd – the third of its Koruson 1 projects, which were awarded in the Renewable Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP) Bid Window 5.
EDF Renewables achieves Legal Close on three REIPPPP Bid Window 5 Projects
EDF Renewables achieves Legal Close on its Koruson 1 REIPPPP Bid Window 5 projects.
EDF Renewables accelerates its expansion into South Africa with 800MW of renewable energy projects awarded in 2021
EDF Renewables (South Africa), subsidiary of international company EDF Renewables which has a gross installed capacity of 13.8 GW worldwide, is significantly increasing its footprint in the country after being awarded three wind energy projects in the Bid Window 5 of the South African Renewable Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP).