NamPower and MME are working together on the CSP project, earlier approved by Cabinet and partially funded by the UNDP. The key objective of the proposed Concentrated Solar Power Plant (CSP) with Storage project is to increase the share of renewable energy resources in the Namibian energy mix by developing the necessary technological framework and conditions for the successful transfer and deployment of CSP technology for on-grid power generation, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. NamPower is the implementing agent for the execution of the feasibility study to establish a CSP power station with storage ability in Namibia.
NamPower is the implementing agent for the execution of the feasibility study to establish a CSP power station with storage ability in Namibia.
To this end, an Invitation to Tender for the Pre-qualification of IPPs and Request for information was put out into the market by NamPower on behalf of the Government to solicit information from prospective IPPs for the development of the three Solar PV Power Stations, with the combined capacity of 30MW, to be constructed in the Erongo, Otjozondjupa and Hardap Regions. A total of 50 responses were received, of which 20 were found to be non-responsive and 30 were evaluated in detail on the basis of meeting the necessary financial, legal, technical, management, project references, insurability, compliance, quality assurance, time frame and other requirements as detailed in the pre-qualification documents. Of the 30 responses evaluated, 9 respondents met the stringent pre-qualification criteria. These are:
Alten Renewable Energy Developments, B.V. (Spain), CEE Clean Economic Energy AG (Italy), Cronimet Mining Power Solutions GmbH (Germany), Deutsche Eco/AFRES (Pty) Ltd (Germany), Enel Green Power South Africa B.V. (South Africa), GEB Investment Group (Pty) Ltd (Germany), Gestamp Asetym Solar S.L. (Germany), Isolux Corsán Group (Spain) and Scatec Solar Namibia (Pty) Ltd (Norway).
These respondents will soon be invited to participate in the second round of the procurement process which involves detailed bidding as potential Project Sponsors to develop the project as IPPs. The conditions of contracting will include that a minimum percentage of the total project value will be local content through ownership, sub-contracting and creating employment opportunities for Namibians.
Alten Renewable Energy Developments, B.V. (Spain), CEE Clean Economic Energy AG (Italy), Cronimet Mining Power Solutions GmbH (Germany), Deutsche Eco/AFRES (Pty) Ltd (Germany), Enel Green Power South Africa B.V. (South Africa), GEB Investment Group (Pty) Ltd (Germany), Gestamp Asetym Solar S.L. (Germany), Isolux Corsán Group (Spain) and Scatec Solar Namibia (Pty) Ltd (Norway).
These respondents will soon be invited to participate in the second round of the procurement process which involves detailed bidding as potential Project Sponsors to develop the project as IPPs. The conditions of contracting will include that a minimum percentage of the total project value will be local content through ownership, sub-contracting and creating employment opportunities for Namibians.
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