South Africa consults industry on short-term power options

South Africa's energy ministry on Friday published a Request for Information (RFI) for ways to quickly close a power supply gap, saying it wanted to analyze options for procuring between 2,000 to 3,000 megawatts (MW) of new capacity.

The energy ministry intended to use the RFI - a form of consultation with the industry - to design an appropriate procurement process for new power capacity.