A seventh preferred bidder under the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE’s) Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) – the ACWA Power Project DAO – reached legal close on December 14.

The project, with contracted capacity of 150 MW, is the seventh hybrid renewable energy project to reach legal close under the RMIPPPP and consists of a hybrid solar photovoltaic and battery storage technologies.