South Africa looks for investors to greenify ports

South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has

energy programme at its eight commercial seaports.

TNPA recently carried out an internal audit which indicated a need to

stabilise its energy supply, costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at its

eight commercial seaports, namely the ports of Port Elizabeth, Ngqura, East

London, Mossel Bay, Saldanha, Cape Town, Durban, and Richards Bay.

Project Manager, Jarryd Introna said: “The introduction of renewable energy

at our ports is significantly underpinned by our corporate environmental

responsibility and is a good step towards limiting contributions towards global

warming.”

It is anticipated that responses to the RFI will assist TNPA to gain a

better understanding of the renewable energy market, particularly for wind and

solar, and considers the incorporation of other renewable energy sources such as

hybrids of hydroelectric power, ocean energy, biomass and geothermal.

The implementation of the Renewable Energy Programme aims to see the

procurement of 50 – 80 MW of renewable energy power generation capacity that can

be implemented cumulatively across South Africa’s eight commercial seaports.

“As we respond to our ports authority role of delivering reliable

electrical energy for our port operators and tenants, we are committed to doing

so in a manner that is financially prudent, does not harm the environment and

has a developmental impact,” Introna added.