Four international and South African IPP firms are preparing to challenge Eskom on electricity generation and distribution The table below summarises the current power capacity installed by the four biggest IPPs in South Africa and the capacity they plan to add before the end of the decade. IPP Installed capacity Capacity under development Scatec ASA 730MW 1,100MW Infinity Power 624MW 3,600MW Red Rocket 520MW 4,000MW Mulilo Energy 415MW 5,000MW Total 2,289MW 13,700MW As South Africa shifts its energy mix towards greater renewable sources, a significant portion of new electricity generation is anticipated to come from private power purchase agreements.Numerous independent power producers (IPPs) are currently providing substantial electricity to South Africa’s grid and intend to install several gigawatts of additional capacity by the decade’s close.A study by Green Cape has projected that the private sector will contribute an additional 6,000MW of solar energy and 3,500MW of wind energy in the nation by 2030. IPPs are already providing substantial quantities of electricity to the grid. Besides Eskom’s Sere wind farm, the entirety of the nation’s 7,100MW utility-scale renewable energy is sourced from IPPs. SECURECOMM – JUST POWER analyzed the major existing players and pinpointed the four largest IPPs based on capacity — Scatec ASA, Infinity Power, Red Rocket, and Mulilo Energy. The Norwegian company Scatec ASA holds the largest total renewable capacity in South Africa, operating at 730MW. Scatec has participated in South Africa’s renewable energy shift from its inception, having received preferred bidder status in the initial renewable energy IPP procurement program (REIPPP). The 75MW Kalkbult Solar Plant began commercial operations in March 2014, making it the first privately-managed renewable energy facility to feed power into Eskom’s grid The biggest part of its contribution comes from its Kenhardt hybrid plant, which entered commercial operation in December 2023. The facility consists of a 540MW solar farm paired with a 1,140MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) with a peak output of 225MW and contracted output of 150MW. Scatec was recently awarded preferred bidder status for 846MW of solar power projects in the reallocation of capacity under REIPPP Bid Window 7. The company has also won preferred bidder status in the battery energy storage procurement programme. The company has over 1,100MW of new solar or battery capacity currently in development or under construction. Scatec wins battery storage project in South Africa The second largest renewable IPP in South Africa is Infinity Power, which acquired about 624MW of wind power from five farms previously operated by Lekela Power. Two of these farms are adjacent — Loeriesfontein 2 and Khobab — and boast a combined 286MW capacity, the most of any wind power facility in the country. The company was a major winner in the REIPPP Bid Window 7, securing preferred bidder status for six of the eight advertised solar power projects. These will have a combined capacity of 1,280MW. It has roughly 3,600MW of solar and wind power capacity under development in South Africa, as well as 3,388MWh of utility-scale battery storage. The third largest IPP by installed capacity is Cape Town-headquartered Red Rocket, with 520MW of capacity installed as of August 2025. It has two major projects under construction — the 275MW Virginia Solar Park and 400MW Overberg Wind Farm. The latter will be South Africa’s largest wind farm and among the biggest onshore wind farms in the world. It is expected to enter commercial operation in 2026. Red Rocket was also awarded 590MW of solar power projects under REIPPP Bid Window 7. These comprise three solar power plants — two with 293MW capacities and a third with 260MW. The last major IPP is Mulilo Energy, which has 420MW of solar and wind projects in operation in South Africa, 667MW in construction, and 1,500MW of capacity nearing financial close. Its most powerful facility is the Longyuan Mulilo De Aar 2 North wind farm, with 140MW of generating capacity. Mulilo has also secured preferred bidder status for numerous BESS projects totalling over 1,000MW capacity. Read more
Significant Eskom registration news for individuals with rooftop solar in South Africa – Securecomm.co.za
Significant Eskom registration news for individuals with rooftop solar in South Africa Eskom’s guidelines for rooftop solar registration are still vague, and the civil action organization OUTA advises homeowners and businesses to refrain from registering until the utility resolves various pending matters. This pertains to a meeting held on Friday, August 8, 2025, between Eskom Distribution management and the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA). OUTA said Eskom is still working through several matters that will directly affect the conditions and processes for small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) systems. The two parties talked about the compliance and registration stipulations for low-voltage solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage (BES) systems set up in residences and enterprises throughout South Africa. OUTA expressed its worries regarding what it describes as burdensome and expensive compliance demands impacting three primary groups. These categories comprise prepaid clients with Homelight rates, postpaid clients with Homepower rates, and Homeflex time-of-use clients with solar PV and/or BES systems that do not return electricity to the Eskom grid.OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage stated that the meeting verified that considerable uncertainty persists. “He mentioned that various issues remain unclear regarding the public’s requirement to register their solar energy and battery systems with Eskom, as has been widely reported in the media recently.”He mentioned that OUTA has been flooded with inquiries from the public regarding whether to continue with registration. “Duvenage explained that this was the reason for our meeting with Eskom, and we believe, and mutually concur, that there are numerous issues that are still ongoing concerning tariffs, concerning the national standards requirements, [and] electrical compliance certification or lack thereof for these systems.” “We think the public should refrain from registering at this point.” Eskom has numerous issues to resolve, in our view, and they must offer more clarity on this subject moving forward,” Duvenage emphasized. He stated that the existing procedure is overly burdensome. “There are simply too many burdensome requirements in place, and we’ve communicated to Eskom that we feel the public should refrain from registering at this time until there’s more clarity.” OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage OUTA believes that Eskom’s current strategy is unreasonable, unjust, detrimental to the poor, and biased against households and businesses that have worked to lessen their dependence on the national grid. The organization is confident that the required SABS Code of Practice for Low-Voltage Electrical Installations is undergoing revisions to include standby and grid-tied solar PV and BES systems, which are the most typical residential setups. OUTA contends that upon implementation of these amendments, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Electrical Installation Regulations, and the SANS 10142-1 standard will already encompass all required technical, safety, compliance, and enforcement guidelines for such systems. Within this framework, OUTA contends that Eskom has no reason to mandate approval from a professional registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) for residential SSEG installations. Rather, a legitimate Certificate of Compliance (CoC) from an accredited and registered electrical contractor will be adequate.OUTA claims that Eskom’s existing regulations for behind-the-meter systems below 100 kW might surpass its regulatory and safety enforcement powers. In the meeting, Eskom’s Distribution representatives consented to review the concerns brought up and to answer OUTA’s questions and submissions at a later time. OUTA intends to keep interacting with Eskom and the Department of Employment and Labour, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, as well as the SABS working group in charge of SANS 10142-1. Until OUTA is convinced that all existing demands are reasonable and essential, or that registration is actually needed, it has advised homeowners and businesses with small-scale systems to postpone registering with Eskom or their local municipality. Read more
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