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PIC puts R5bn into Northern Cape renewable energy projects
RENEWABLE energy projects received a boost with the announcement on Wednesday of two new solar power plants to be built in the Northern Cape. The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) will invest R4.4bn, buying a 20% stake in each plant and providing debt funding for both totalling R600m. Worth R22bn, the Ilangalethu and Xina power stations are expected to contribute a combined 200MW to the national electricity grid. It usually takes two years to build a…
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