Eskom finally heeded the call to explore alternative energy, as it begins to lease land to construct clean energy plants💡 Eskom LoadShedding EskomBoard DeRuyter
“Investor appetite for land with grid connection was demonstrated by the fact that the bids were three times oversubscribed, offering a good indication that further land parcels will receive favourable consideration,” the power utility said.The IPPs will lease a total of 6 184 hectares of land for 25 to 30 years. New tenders for more land with the intention of generating electricity for the grid will be issued every quarter.
De Ruyter said leasing land to generate clean energy with private electrity generators was a first, and will be used as a case study in the electricity supply industry. Mpumalanga boasts 12 coal-fired power stations, and the province’s air is the most polluted in the world, according to Greenpeace.
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