Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa announces preferred bidders for the 3rd bid window of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP), 30 May

Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, will announce the selection of Preferred Bidders under the BESIPPPP Bid Window 3 on Friday, 30 May 2025.

This announcement aligns with the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2019) and relevant Ministerial Determinations that govern procurement under the Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (IPPPP).

In 2020, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy established a target to procure 28GW of new generation capacity through the IPPPP. To date, eight bid windows have been released, including the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP), Renewable Energy IPP Procurement (REIPPPP) Bid Windows 5, 6, and 7, Battery Energy Storage IPP Procurement (BESIPPPP) Bid Windows 1, 2, and 3, and the Gas to Power Independent Power Procurement Programme (GASIPPPP) Bid Window 1.

Members of the media is invited as follows:
Date: Friday, 30 May 2025
Venue: GCIS, Tshedimosetso House, Francis Baard and Festival Streets, Hatfield, Pretoria
Time: 08:20 – 09:30 (Setup from 08:00)

Media Enquiries: 
Tsakane Khambane, Ministerial Spokesperson 
Cell: 082 084 5566 

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