{"id":13311,"date":"2021-03-18T16:36:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T16:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/?p=13311"},"modified":"2021-12-01T12:40:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:40:26","slug":"greenpeace-africa-responds-to-minister-gwede-mantashes-announcement-of-bid-window-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/press\/13311\/greenpeace-africa-responds-to-minister-gwede-mantashes-announcement-of-bid-window-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace Africa Responds to Minister Gwede Mantashe&#8217;s announcement of Bid-window 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/act.greenpeace.org\/page\/32693\/petition\/1?_ga=2.37150624.1858017566.1615803708-1502647049.1614938394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>JOIN THE PUSH AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>18 March 2021, Johannesburg &#8212; <\/strong>In response to Minister Gwede Mantashe&#8217;s media briefing on the statue of the energy sector, Greenpeace Africa&#8217;s Climate and Energy Campaigner Thandile Chinyavanhu has said:<\/p>\n\n<p>&#8220;Greenpeace Africa welcomes the opening of BId-Window 5, at midnight 18 March, for the procurement of 1600MW of renewable energy, along with the names of the eight preferred bidders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>&#8220;South Africans are accustomed to intermittent energy supply. As South Africa opens up and expands its renewable energy sector, investments in coal &#8211; which has failed to power the economy and locked the country into a coal addiction &#8211; need to be reduced in order to comply with our Paris Agreement ambitions.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n\n<p>Contact details<br>Chris Vlavianos, Greenpeace Africa Communications Officer, +2779 883 7036, <a href=\"mailto:cvlavian@greenpeace.org\">cvlavian@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-3960 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/environmentalinjustice\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/e1bb9b80-gp03cd5-1024x682.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/e1bb9b80-gp03cd5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/e1bb9b80-gp03cd5-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/e1bb9b80-gp03cd5-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/e1bb9b80-gp03cd5-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-africa-stateless\/2018\/10\/e1bb9b80-gp03cd5.jpg 1199w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"International Convention Center Occupation. \u00a9 Shayne Robinson\" title=\"International Convention Center Occupation. \u00a9 Shayne Robinson\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/environmentalinjustice\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEnd Climate Change\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/act\/environmentalinjustice\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Get Involved\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>18 March 2021, Johannesburg &#8212; 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