Against the odds, solar-plus-storage project emerges with lowest RMIPPPP bid

The fact that a hybrid generation project – combining solar photovoltaic (PV), a battery energy storage system (BESS) and a small portion of gas – emerged with the lowest evaluation price in the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) has been described as “remarkable” in light of the scheme’s design. Projects selected for a 20-year power purchase agreement under the RMIPPPP must be able to operate between 5:00 and 21:30, have load-following ability and be connected to the grid before August 2022.
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Senqu river bridge construction tender launched in early March

The tender for the construction of the largest of three bridges that will span the Polihali reservoir and that will be built as part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase 2 – the Senqu River bridge – was released on March 4.

The bridge will be the first extradosed bridge, which combines pre-stressed box girder and cable-stayed elements in an efficient design, in Lesotho.

The bridge will be 825 m long and almost 100 m high. Work on the bridge design started in 2018, led by Zutari, formerly Aurecon Lesotho. Zutari also designed the Mabunyaneng and Khubelu bridges and will supervise the construction of the three bridges.

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