{"id":"south-africa-transmission-project-procurement","canonicalSlug":"south-africa-transmission-project-procurement","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/south-africa-transmission-project-procurement","language":"en","title":"South Africa moves transmission project bids to 2027","summary":"Treasury and the energy department shifted the final request for proposals after revising the first phase’s financing and procurement design.","body":["South Africa’s National Treasury and Department of Electricity and Energy said on 1 October that the final request for proposals for Phase I of the Independent Transmission Projects programme is now targeted for the second quarter of 2027. The earlier timetable had aimed for the third quarter of 2026.","The government said the extra time is intended to make the first private-participation transmission procurement commercially bankable and competitive. It said investor due diligence was scheduled from 28 September to 2 October, while the programme’s credit-guarantee vehicle is being established."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"South Africa moves transmission project bids to 2027\n\nTreasury and the energy department shifted the final request for proposals after revising the first phase’s financing and procurement design.\n\nSouth Africa’s National Treasury and Department of Electricity and Energy said on 1 October that the final request for proposals for Phase I of the Independent Transmission Projects programme is now targeted for the second quarter of 2027. The earlier timetable had aimed for the third quarter of 2026.\n\nThe government said the extra time is intended to make the first private-participation transmission procurement commercially bankable and competitive. It said investor due diligence was scheduled from 28 September to 2 October, while the programme’s credit-guarantee vehicle is being established.","category":"fiscal","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-10-01","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-01","translatedAt":"2026-10-05T23:48:26Z","sources":[{"name":"South African National Treasury and Department of Electricity and Energy","url":"https://www.gov.za/news/media-statements/government-reaffirms-commitment-landmark-independent-transmission-projects","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/south-africa-transmission-project-procurement","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/south-africa-transmission-project-procurement","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/south-africa-transmission-project-procurement","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/south-africa-transmission-project-procurement","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/south-africa-transmission-project-procurement","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/south-africa-transmission-project-procurement","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/south-africa-transmission-project-procurement"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}