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Gas power programme appoints no bidders in first window

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The Department of Electricity and Energy said none of the four bids, which offered 2 830MW in total, met the mandatory functional criteria. Bidders mainly could not give the gas supply assurances that the request for proposals required.

The programme sought to buy 2000 MW of generation capacity. The department received the four bids on 29 May 2026. It issued the revised request for proposals on 20 October 2025.

The department said no generation capacity was awarded in Bid Window 1. Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said: "South Africa is not retreating from our gas-to-power objectives."

The department said it will share more information on any later procurement before the end of the calendar year. It said it and the IPP Office remain committed to procurement integrity.

Key facts

Who
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa (Minister of Electricity and Energy); Department of Electricity and Energy (government department that ran the procurement and issued the statement); IPP Office (office that, with the department, remains committed to procurement integrity)
What
The Department of Electricity and Energy said no generation capacity was awarded in GASIPPPP Bid Window 1, as none of the four bids (2 830MW in total) met the mandatory functional criteria, mainly because bidders could not provide the required gas supply assurances. Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said government is not retreating from its gas-to-power objectives.
When
29 October 2026
Where
South Africa, Mozambique
Status
Reported

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