Management consultancy firm Arup said construction had started on a number of the renewable-energy projects in South Africa for which it was acting as lender’s technical adviser or owner’s engineer.
The nine photovoltaic and wind projects with which Arup was involved, represented almost one-third of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme’s (REIPPPP’s) Round 1 projects, which reached financial close in late 2012.
The REIPPPP aimed to create 3 725 MW of renewable energy to ensure the continued uninterrupted supply of electricity in the country.
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