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The National Enegy Regulator says power licences have been approved for successful bidders of renewable energy.
Nersa says all 28 bidders were successful in the first phase of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme.
They will generate power from renewable resources such as solar or wind and sell it back to the state via Eskom.
Nersa says the 28 Independent Power Producers, including several in the Eastern Cape, will contribute 1,416 megawatts of power to the country's national grid.
According to government's Integrated Resource Plan, 42 percent of all new electricity generation will come from renewable sources over the next 20 years.
