Norway, July 22 -- Scatec ASA has been awarded preferred bidder status for a total of 846 MW solar (the Kroonstad PV cluster), in the seventh round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) by the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) in South Africa. The award follows a re-allocation of MW under the seventh bid window from onshore wind to solar PV. Once operational, the projects will provide clean and reliable energy under 20-year PPAs.Located in the Free State province, the cluster will comprise three solar power plants, Oslaagte Solar 2 (293 MW), Oslaagte Solar 3 (293 MW), and Leeuwspruit Solar (260 MW). The estimated total project cost for the solar cluster project is ZAR 13 billion (USD 735...