Question NW135 to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
22 February 2023 - NW135
Singh, Mr N to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
In light of the fact that under Bid Window 6 Eskom did not have any grid capacity to connect any of the proposed onshore wind projects, and with regard to his undertaking that he was engaging with Eskom to find ways around these grid challenges, what are the details of (a) how he has engaged with the challenges and (b) the plans and time frames to rectify the issues?
Reply:
a) The engagements between Eskom and DMRE have culminated into a revised framework that seeks to mitigate the challenges as arisen with Bid Window 6 procurement that led to contracting less Mega Watts than been anticipated.
b) The upcoming Bid window 7 will apply this new framework designed to mitigate against grid constrains to achieve optimal sourcing of additional Mega Watts into the grid.