Just when it looked set to get back on track, South Africa’s renewable energy programme suffered a fresh delay when a government reshuffle further postponed the signing of 2.2GW of power deals – which have now been on the table for two years.
Power purchase agreements (PPAs) first announced in April 2015 under Round 4 of South Africa’s REIPPPP procurement scheme were finally due to be signed today, ending a lengthy stand-off between the country’s clean energy sector and state utility Eskom.
