SAWEA says nearly 1 000 MW of private wind projects now registered with Nersa

Wind projects with a combined capacity of 984 MW have been registered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), a development that the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) sees as representing a shift from the single buyer model that has hitherto underpinned renewables investment to a more open arrangement. The change, SAWEA says, has been brought about by the removal of the licensing requirement for private generation plants that are proceeding on the basis of bilateral power purchase agreements with private off-takers.