Cogeneration to help Eskom avoid power cuts to platinum mines - 27th March 2008
Cogeneration to help Eskom avoid power cuts to platinum mines - 27th March 2008.
Over 100 South African industrial companies and entrepreneurs have told Eskom that they were interested in generating additional power, the firm has said.
Eskom extended the deadline for cogeneration bids from February to the end of May and following the positive response it could receive a maximum of 3,000 MW of power.
The firm said that cogeneration was a new concept and many different aspects needed to be involved including ‘national legislation’.
South African suppliers capable of in putting a minimum of one megawatt of electricity continuously were asked to contact Eskom if they could have facilities in place by 2012.
Industries capable of offering between five MW and 100 MW were also asked in a separate phase.
‘We have begun preparing tender documents for these potential generators and will be releasing them by the end of March 2008 for interest, until the end of November 2008,’ a statement from the energy supplier read.
