AE-AMD Renewable Energy And Tenesol/SunPower Begin Work On Two Solar Projects In South Africa

AE-AMD Renewable Energy And Tenesol/SunPower Begin Work On Two Solar Projects In South Africa PR Newswire JOHANNESBURG and SAN JOSE, California, Dec. 20, 2012 - Projects are Part of Government's IPP Procurement Program JOHANNESBURG and SAN JOSE, California, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AE-AMD Renewable Energy, a joint venture between the Spanish AMDA energia and the South African Alt-E Technologies, and Tenesol, a SunPower company (NASDAQ: SPWR), today announced two South African ground-mounted solar power projects totaling 33 megawatts (MW). Both projects, which Tenesol will construct, are located near Douglas, South Africa in the Northern Cape Province. Herbert, a 22-MW project, has begun construction, and groundbreaking for the 11-MW Greefspan project will begin in the coming weeks. They are both part of the South African government's Independent Power Producers Procurement Program and completion for both projects is expected in the second quarter of 2014. The last step in financing took place on Nov. 16 when final agreements were signed-off by the South African Department of Energy. "SunPower's successful track record of building solar power plants around the world, coupled with Tenesol's historic presence in South Africa, will positively impact this region," said SunPower Regions President Howard Wenger. "These two solar power projects will generate local construction jobs and deliver clean, reliable energy to the community.