Early Notice of Planned Procurement

SWARTLAND MUNICIPALITY NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PROCURE RENEWABLE ENERGY VIA A 20 YEAR PPA FROM AN INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER (IPP)

Swartland Municipality ("the Municipality") hereby gives notice of its intention to go to the market for the purpose of entering into a twenty-year power purchase agreement for 10MWp of solar PV renewable energy from a NERSA registered independent power producer (IPP) (“the Project”). The Municipality has designated 30 hectares of its land on ERF 327 in Malmesbury for the generation facility. As the site has low sensitivity, it has been registered in terms of the Exclusion Norms (Government Notice No 4558 of 27 March 2024) and accordingly no environmental authorisation is required.

The Municipality, in its Integrated Development Plan, has identified the need to increase its energy resilience and reduce its reliance on Eskom-supplied electricity, and has accordingly resolved to undertake the Project. The Municipality has undertaken technical and feasibility studies to assess whether procuring electricity from IPPs is technically feasible and will provide value for money for the Municipality. The outcome of the technical and feasibility studies was positive, and the Municipality intends to proceed to market by launching the RFP for the Project. The Municipality has also conducted the necessary network and technical studies and has completed the necessary municipal approval processes.

The Municipality intends to issue its RFP in relation to the Project during March/April 2026 subject to the successful completion of the RFP preparation and all necessary approval processes. Please keep an eye on the Municipal website and the media for the actual RFP. This notice does not constitute an invitation to bid or an offer capable of acceptance, and the Municipality reserves the right not to proceed with the Project.

Prospective bidders will be afforded an opportunity to engage with the Municipality and seek clarification on the details of the Project following the issue of the RFP.

Director of Electrical Engineering Services
Swartland Municipality