Asian giants among 118 bidders for solar plant tender

Tuesday, September 01, 2015

Multi-billion US dollar global groups from Japan and Saudi Arabia are among the 118 bidders hoping to snatch government’s tender for 100MW of solar power, Mmegi Business has established.

The Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources recently floated a request for Expressions of Interest for the independent supply of two scalable 50MW solar plants to power the northwestern copper belt and Jwaneng Mine.

Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) public relations and education manager, Ditapole Chibua-Tsheboeng confirmed the line up of suitors for the project, whose tender closed last week.

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Asian giants among 118 bidders for solar plant tender

Multi-billion US dollar global groups from Japan and Saudi Arabia are among the 118 bidders hoping to snatch government’s tender for 100MW of solar power, Mmegi Business has established.

42 out of 45 bodies of Limpopo bus crash victims identified

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