- South Africa’s IPP Office has published a request for pre-qualification for new electricity transmission infrastructure capacity under the ITP Procurement Programme.
- The government has set a goal to build 14,000 km of new transmission lines by 2032 which is expected to cost around R440 billion. Read more
The Department of Electricity and Energy (“the Department”) formally invites experienced and committed consortia to submit RFQ Responses to the Request for Pre-Qualification (RFQ) for new Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Capacity under the first Bid Submission phase of the Independent Transmission Projects Procurement Programme (ITP Procurement Programme).
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The Department, in consultation with the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), has subsequently identified the transmission lines and associated substations, aligned to the Transmission Development Plan (TDP), that the private sector will design, finance, construct, operate and maintain under this Programme.
The purpose of this RFQ stage is to identify and shortlist Pre-Qualified Bidders with the necessary technical expertise, financial capacity and proven experience required to deliver transmission capacity at significant scale and within accelerated timeframes. Pre-Qualified Bidders (evaluated on the criteria set out in the RFQ) are afforded the opportunity to submit Bid Responses in response to the subsequent Request for Proposal (RFP).
The RFQ Response Submission Date is scheduled for 23 September 2025.
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Author: Bryan Groenendaal
