Scatec’s announcement is the first by a successful bidder for government power deals under round four of the Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), and is likely to be followed by a flurry of others over the next few days.

The South African Wind Energy Association said on Friday that it understood letters had been sent to successful bidders.

The Scatec plants – to be built on adjacent sites at Upington in the Northern Cape – already have project finance in place and expect to reach financial close this year, said Scatec.

But