POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT (PPA)
PREAMBLE:
THIS RENEWABLE ENERGY POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is
entered into by and between:
(1) ___________________________, a limited liability company (Registration No.
___________________) incorporated under the laws of South Africa and having its
principal place of business at ____________________ in the Republic of South Africa
(the "Seller"); and
(2) THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN, (the "Buyer"),
(together, the "Parties", and "Party" means either of them).
INTRODUCTION
(A) The Seller has been, or expects shortly to be granted, and currently holds, or
expects shortly to hold, or is exempted from holding, an electricity generation
licence permitting it to own, operate, generate and sell energy from a n electricity
generation facility as described in Schedule 1.
(B) The Seller wishes to sell all the Energy Output from the Facility to the Buyer, and
the Buyer wishes to purchase all such Energy Output of the Facility from the Seller,
on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(C) The Parties wish to record their agreement in respect of the terms and conditions
governing the sale and purchase of Energy from the facility.
NOW THEREFORE THE PARTIES AGREE as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions
In this Agreement the following capitalised words and expressions shall
have the following meanings (and cognate expressions shall have
corresponding meanings):
"Achieved Capacity" means the Capacity of the Facility, as specified in
the Facility Completion Form, and which may not be greater than the
Contracted Capacity;
“Affected Party” means a party to this agreement which is rendered
unable to perform its contractual obligations due to the occurrence of a
Force Majeure event;
"Agreed Form" means, in relation to any document not executed
simultaneously with this Agreement, the terms and conditions of that
document have been agreed by the Parties and initialled by each of them
for identification purposes on or before the Signature Date;
"Agreed Interest Rate" means the prime rate of interest (expressed as a
percentage rate per annum) at which First National Bank, a division of First
Rand Bank Limited (or should First National Bank or First Rand Bank Limited
cease to exist, any other major commercial bank in South Africa) lends on
overdraft, as published by that bank from time to time, provided that, in
respect of any day for which no such rate is published, the applicable rate
shall be that prevailing in respect of the last day for which such rate was
published;
"Allowed Grid Unavailability Period" means where the Facility is not
connected to the Distribution System, a maximum of 5% in every Contract
Year, i.e. the Distribution Grid will be available at least 95% of the time over
any given period, per individual point of connection
"Assign" shall have the meaning given to it in clause 23.1 (Prohibition on
Assignment) and the term "Assignment" shall be construed accordingly;
"Billing Period" means each period of one (1) Month which falls within the
Term, provided that:
(a) the first Billing Period shall commence on the day on which the Seller
becomes entitled to a Deemed Energy Payment contemplated in clause
15.4.1, on the first day of the Early Operating Period, or otherwise on the
Commercial Operation Date (as appropriate), and shall end on the last
day of the Month in which the first Billing Period commenced; and
(b) the final Billing Period shall commence on the first day of the Month in
which the Termination Date occurs and end on the Termination Date;
"Business Day" means a day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday or an
official public holiday in South Africa;
"Capacity" means, in respect of the Facility, at any time and from time to
time, the capability (expressed in MW) of such Facility, as the case may
be, to generate and provide Energy to the Delivery Point. For the
avoidance of doubt, Capacity shall be net of auto-consumption and the
electrical losses up to the Delivery Point;
“Capital Expenditure” means any expenditure treated as capital
expenditure under GAAP;
"Change in Control" means any change whatsoever in Control, whether
effected directly or indirectly, excluding any change of Control in respect
of a company listed on a stock exchange;
"Claims" means any and all suits, sanctions, legal proceedings, claims,
assessments, judgments, damages, penalties, fines , liabilities, demands
and/or losses by, on behalf of or in favour of any third party;
"Codes" means, as applicable, any code in respect of electricity
generation, distribution or transmission as published by NERSA from time to
time;
"Commence and Continue Construction" means that:
(a) the Seller has authorised a Contractor to commence works under the
terms of a binding written contract that is directly related to the
construction of the Facility and such Contractor has begun significant
ground works, such as excavations for laying foundations or cables or
other substantial action that would involve significant cost for and effort
from such Contractor to undertake; or
(b) the Seller has procured Key Equipment items that involve material
expenditure in relation to the construction of the Facility, and has provided
proof to the Buyer's reasonable satisfaction that such procurement has
taken place and expenditure has been incurred, provided that to
Commence and Continue Construction does not include:
(A) preparing unpaved access roads to and around the Project Site;
(B) investigation of the Project Site, including geotechnical investigations
to determine foundation conditions and other preconstruction monitoring
or testing to establish background information related to the ground
conditions of the Project Site;
(C) clearing land or erecting fences on and surrounding the Project Site;
and
(D) dismantling pre-existing buildings or machinery on the Project Site in
order to Construct the Facility,
and that Construction works are on-going and have not been suspended
or abandoned; and the phrase "Commenced and Continued
Construction" shall have a corresponding meaning;
"Commercial Energy" means the Energy Output delivered by the Seller to
the Buyer during the Operating Period;
"Commercial Energy Payment" means, in relation to each Billing Period, an
amount (excluding VAT) that is due and payable by the Buyer to the Seller
for the Commercial Energy delivered in that Billing Period, which payment
shall be calculated with reference to the Commercial Energy Rate;
"Commercial Energy Rate" means the rate per kWh applicable to
Commercial Energy, as specified in Schedule 1 Part 3 (Energy Rates);
"Commercial Operation Date" means the date specified in the Notice of
Commencement of Facility as being the Commercial Operation Date of
the Facility in terms of clause 5.6 (Commercial Operation Date);
“Conditions Precedent” means the conditions set out in Clause 3 of this
Agreement, fulfilment of which is a prerequisite for this Agreement to
become of full force and effect;
"Connection Works" means the Facility Connection Works or the
Distribution Connection Works, as applicable;
"Consents" means all consents, permits, clearances, authorisations,
approvals, rulings, exemptions, registrations, filings, decisions, licences,
required to be issued by or made with any Responsible Authority in
connection with the performance of any of the Construction, Operation
and Maintenance of the Facility by the Seller;
"Construct" means to investigate, survey, design, engineer, procure,
construct, install, test, commission and do any and all other related things
in accordance with the standards of a Reasonable and Prudent Operator,
and the term "Construction" shall have a corresponding meaning;
"Consumer Price Index" means the weighted average consumer price
index (April/June 2021 = 100) as published by Statistics South Africa (or its
equivalent successor entity), which is referred to as "Headline CPI -All urban
areas" in Statistical Release P0141 from time to time (or equivalent
successor index);
"Contract Year" means each twelve (12) Month period, commencing at
00:00 hours on 1 July and ending at 24:00 hours on 30 June of the following
year, provided that:
(a) the first Contract Year shall commence at 00:00 hours on the first day
of the Early Operating Period, or otherwise at 00:00 hours on the
Commercial Operation Date, and shall end at 24:00 hours on 30 June of
the following year; and
(b) the final Contract Year shall end at 24:00 hours on the Termination
Date;
"Contracted Capacity" means the Capacity of the Facility, at the Delivery
Point , net of auto-consumption and the electrical losses up to the Delivery
Point, as stated in Schedule 1 (Details of Project and Facility);
"Contractor" means any contractor directly engaged by the Seller to the
whole or any part of the Construction, Operation and/or Maintenance of
the Facility;
"Control" means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through
the ownership of voting securities or any interest carrying voting rights, or
to appoint or remove or cause the appointment or removal of any
directors (or equivalent officials) or those of its directors (or equivalent
officials) holding the majority of the voting rights on its board of directors
(or equivalent body), whether by contract or otherwise, and " Controlled"
shall be construed accordingly;
"Curtailment" means any instruction from the System Operator to limit or
reduce the Energy Output of the Facility;
"Daily Forecast Generation Profile" has the meaning ascribed to it in the
clause below dealing with daily generation forecasts;
"Deemed Energy" means that Energy Output that would otherwise be
available to the Buyer, but for a System Event, as determined in
accordance with Schedule 6 (Deemed Energy Payment);
"Deemed Energy Payment" means an amount (excluding VAT) that shall
be due and payable by the Buyer to the Seller for the Deemed Energy
during a specified period pursuant to the provisions of clause 15
(Consequences of a System Event), which payment shall be calculated in
accordance with Schedule 6 (Deemed Energy Payment) with reference
to the Commercial Energy Rate, and dependent on the period in respect
of which such payment is due and payable;
Delivery Point" means the physical point, situated on the higher voltage
side of the generator transformer of the Facil ity, where the Facility
connects to the System (whether or not such point is situated on or off the
Project Site), and where the Energy Output is to be delivered by the Seller
to the Buyer as described in Schedule 1 (Details of Project and Facility);
"Direct Loss" means, in respect of either Party, any losses, liabilities,
expenses, damages, costs and claims (including Claims) arising directly as
a result of the other Party's failure to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, and for the avoidance of doubt, includes, in respect of the
Seller, any loss of payment which would have bee n due to it but for the
Buyer's breach of this Agreement;
"Distribution Connection Works" means the Municipal Connection Works,
as appropriate, and as defined in the Embedded Generation Grid
Connection Contract;
"Distribution System" means the distribution network owned and operated
by the Distributor which operates at a nominal voltage of one hundred and
thirty two (132) kV or less, as described in the Codes, as that system may
be refurbished, modified, extended or developed from time to time during
the Term (but not including any private network used by the Facility or
customers of the Distributor);
"Distribution Licence" means the distribution licence granted to the City of
Cape Town by NERSA under Licence Number NER/D/CAPE TOWN in terms
of Section 7(1) of the Electricity Regulation Act No 4 of 2006 (as amended)
to (i) own and operate the Distribution System and (ii) operate a
distribution facility in the areas listed in the said licence.
"Distributor" means the City of Cape Town, which has been licensed to act
a distributor pursuant to the Distribution Licence.
"Due Date" has the meaning given to it in clause 10.2 (General principles
as regards invoicing);
"Early Operating Energy" means the Energy Output delivered by the Seller
to the Buyer, measured during the Early Operating Period;
"Early Operating Energy Payment" means, in relation to each Billing Period
during the Early Operating Period, the amount (excluding VAT) that shall
be due and payable by the Buyer to the Seller for Early Operating Energy
delivered during that Billing Period, which shall be the product of the Early
Operating Energy delivered during that Billing Period and the Early
Operating Energy Rate;
"Early Operating Energy Rate" means the rate applicable to the supply of
Early Operating Energy, being sixty per cent (60%) of the Commercial
Energy Rate, as specified in Schedule 1 Part 3 (Energy Rates);
"Early Operating Period" means the period commencing at 00:00 on the
Commencement Date of the first Energy generation, and ending on the
later of the Scheduled COD and the Commercial Operation Date;
"Effective Date" means the Signature Date;
"Embedded Generation Grid Connection Contract" means the agreement
entered into between the Seller (as Customer) and the Distributor which
sets out the terms and conditions on which the Facility will be connected
to and use the Distribution System;
“Energy" means electrical energy, and is measured in kWh;
"Energy Output" means the Energy (expressed in kWh) delivered to the
Delivery Point;
"Equity" has the meaning given to it in the Implementation Agreement;
"Expiry Date" means the date falling 20 (twenty) years after the Scheduled
COD, as may be extended or amended in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement;
"Facility" means the generation facility located at the Project Site and
comprising all plant, machinery and equipment, all associated buildings,
structures, roads on the Project Site that are not national, provincial or
municipal roads, and other appurtenances, as further described in
Schedule 1 (Details of Project and Facility), together with all required
interfaces to be Constructed for the safe, efficient and timely Operation
of that facility, including all Facility Connection Works and, for the
avoidance of doubt, excluding the Distribution Connection Works, as the
case may be;
"Facility Completion" means the mechanical and electrical completion of
the Facility, and the issue of the relevant Facility Completion Form;
"Facility Completion Form" means the notice in the form of Schedule 2, Part
2 (Facility Completion Form), which is to be completed by the
Independent Engineer and delivered to the Buyer in respect of the
mechanical and electrical completion of the Facility, in accordance with
the clause below relating to facility completion and commissioning ,
confirming that the Facility has been duly completed;
"Facility Connection Works" has the meaning given to it in the Embedded
Generation Grid Connection Contract as applicable;
"Facility Metering Installation" means metering equipment (including an
electronic main meter) conforming with the requirements of and
standards set out in the Codes and installed by the Seller in accordance
with such codes;
"Force Majeure" means any act, event, or circumstance, or any
combination of acts, events or circumstances which:
(a) is beyond the reasonable control of the Affected Party;
(b) is without fault or negligence on the part of the Affected Party and is not
the direct or indirect result of a breach by the Affected Party of any of its
obligations under any Project Document;
(c) could not have been (including by reasonable anticipation) avoided or
overcome by the Affected Party, acting in accordance with the standards
of a Reasonable and Prudent Operator; and
(d) prevents, hinders or delays the Affected Party in its performance of all (or
part) of its obligations under this Agreement
(a “Force Majeure Event”).
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Force Majeure Event may
include any of the following acts, events or circumstances, but only to the
extent that it satisfies the requirements set out in sub-clauses (a) through (d)
above:
(i) any action or failure to act by a Responsible Authority, including without
limitation, any Authorisation (a) ceasing to remain in full force and effect
other than in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which it
was issued or by reason of the failure of the holder thereof to comply
with any of its terms or conditions or (b) not being issued or renewed
upon application having been properly made;
(ii) lightning, fire, earthquake, tsunami, drought, unusual flood, violent storm,
cyclone, typhoon, tornado or other natural calamity or act of God;
(iii) pandemic, epidemic or plague (including for the avoidance of doubt
any effects of the outbreak of COVID-19 (or any mutations or further
strains thereof)); and any instruction, regulation, directive legislation or
the like issued by a Responsible Authority in response to such acts, events
or circumstances;
(iv) strikes, lock-outs and other industrial action other than by employees of
the Affected Party or of any Affiliate of the Affected Party or of any
contractor or supplier of the Affected Party or of any Affiliate of the
contractor or supplier;
(v) accidents or explosions;
(vi) acts of war whether declared or not, invasion, armed conflict, act of
foreign enemy or blockade in each case occurring within or involving
the Republic of South Africa;
(vii) acts of rebellion, riot, civil commotion, act or campaign of terrorism, or
sabotage of a political nature, in each case occurring within the
Republic of South Africa, except in respect of these acts forming part of
or directly caused by strikes, lock outs and other industrial action by the
employees of the Affected Party or of any Affiliate of the Affected Party
or of any contractor or supplier of the Affected Party or of any Affiliate
of the contractor or supplier;
(viii) boycott, sanction or embargo;
(ix) any restriction imposed by a Responsible Authority in respect of the
supply of water to the Facility and or any limitation imposed by a
Responsible Authority in respect of any water use right pursuant solely to
any natural event, disaster or Act of God, (which includes but is not
limited to cyclone, drought, fire, lightning, earthquake, explosion,
tsunami, tempest, unusual flood, violent storm, typhoon, tornado,
ionising radiation, pandemic, epidemic or plague);
(x) any failure or delay by a Responsible Authority to issue any permits,
licenses or approvals which a Party is required to provide under this
Agreement and for which such Party has duly and timeously applied for,
and has diligently pursued in accordance with the standards of a
Reasonable and Prudent Operator;
(xi) a Force Majeure Event in respect of the Embedded Generation Grid
Connection Contract; or
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the following shall
not constitute Force Majeure:
(A) failure of any Party to make any payment of money in accordance
with its obligations under this Agreement, provided always that the
obligation of the Affected Party to make such a payment of money
is not excused in terms of this Agreement by reason of an event of
Force Majeure;
(B) late delivery of fuel, equipment, machinery, plant, spare parts or
materials caused by negligent conduct or wilful misconduct on the
part of the Affected Party or any of its suppliers or contractors ;
(C) late performance by any Party, caused by such Party or such
Party’s equipment suppliers, suppliers, contractors, or
subcontractors, except where such cause is itself a Force Majeure
Event;
(D) mechanical or electrical breakdown or failure of equipment,
machinery or plant owned or operated by any Party due to the
manner in which such equipment, machinery or plant has been
operated or maintained;
(E) delays resulting from reasonably foreseeable unfavourable
weather or reasonably foreseeable unsuitable ground conditions or
other similar reasonably foreseeable adverse conditions ;
(F) any failure by the Affected Party to obtain and/or maintain or
cause to be obtained and/or maintained any Consent;
(G) strikes, lockouts and other industrial action by the employees of the
Affected Party, any of its Affiliates or any contractor of the Affected
Party or of any Affiliate, unless such action is part of any wider
industrial action involving a significant section of the construction
industry or the electricity supply sector;
(H) wear and tear or random flaws in materials and equipment or
breakdown in or degradation of equipment or machinery of the
Affected Party;
(I) an event, circumstance or situation that arises as a direct or indirect
result of any appeal or review being lodged against any
amendment to any of the Authorisations issued in terms of any
environmental Laws;
(J) an event, circumstance or situation that arises as a direct or indirect
result of any Responsible Authority imposing additional conditions
on the Affected Party in terms of any Consents issued in terms of
any environmental Laws.
(K) Loss of connection to the grid due to load curtailment by the National
System Operator.
"Forecast Generation Profiles" has the meaning given to it in the clause
below dealing with generation forecasts ;
"Government" means the government of the Republic of South Africa as
contemplated in The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996,;
" In Plane Irradiance", in the context of solar photovoltaic facilities, has the
meaning ascribed to it in Schedule 6 (Deemed Energy Payment);
"Independent Engineer" means the independent consulting engineer
(appointed in accordance with the provisions of clause 5.2 below relating
to the independent engineer), to act jointly on behalf of the Seller and the
Buyer;
"Independent Expert" means:
(a) a chartered accountant of not less than ten (10) years professional
experience, nominated at the request of any Party by the President for the
time being of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants:
Western Cape Region, if the matter relates primarily to a financial or
financial management matter; or
(b) an attorney or advocate of not less than ten (10) years professional
experience agreed to between the Parties, and failing agreement
nominated (at the request of either Party) by the Chairman for the time
being of the Legal Practice Council: Western Cape, if the matter relates
primarily to a legal matter; or
(c) an electrical or power engineer of not less than ten (10) years
professional experience agreed to between the Parties and failing
agreement nominated (at the request of either Party) by the President for
the time being of the Engineering Council of South Africa, if the matter
relates primarily to an engineering matter;
"Indexed" or "Indexation" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Schedule
1 Part 3 (Energy Rates);
"Invoice" means a tax invoice meeting the requirements of the VAT Act,
and denominated in Rand;
"Last COD" means the date which falls eighteen (18) months after the
Scheduled COD;
"Law" means:
(a) any statute, ordinance, treaty, decree, proclamation or subordinated
legislation or other legislative measure, including all national and
provincial statutes and legislation and all municipal bylaws, as well as the
common law and customary law and any judgment, decision, order or rule
of any court or tribunal with relevant jurisdiction, in each case having the
force of law in South Africa; and
(b) any present or future directive, requirement, instruction, request, order,
regulation, condition of or limitation in any necessary approval, permission,
permit, approval, consent, licence, authorisation, registration, grant,
acknowledgement, exemption or agreement to be obtained from any
Responsible Authority, or direction or rule of a Responsible Authority which
is legally binding or, if not legally binding, would customarily be complied
with by a Reasonable and Prudent Operator, including the Codes;
"Maintain" means to maintain in good working order and condition and,
as necessary, to inspect, refurbish, repair, secure, replace, modify,
reinstate, overhaul and test so that the plant, machinery, equipment or
facility concerned may be Operated at all material times as required by
the clause below relating to general seller undertakings (General Seller
Undertakings), and the term "Maintenance" shall be construed
accordingly;
"Minimum Acceptance Capacity" means a Capacity of the Facility which
is equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Contracted Capacity of the Facility;
"Month" means a period of one (1) calendar month accordi ng to the
calendar, each such period beginning at 00:00 hours on the first day of
such calendar month and ending at 24:00 hours on the last day of such
calendar month;
“National System Operator” means Eskom Holdings SOC Limited.
"NERSA" means the National Energy Regulator of South Africa as
established by section 3 of the National Energy Regulator Act, 4 of 2004;
"Notice of Commencement of Facility" means the notice in the form of
Schedule 2 Part 4 (Form of Notice of Commencement of Facility) and that
delivered by the Seller to the Buyer in terms of clause 4.7 (Commercial
Operation Date);
"Operate" means to despatch the Facility, and otherwise operate as
required by the clause below relating to general seller undertakings , and
the term "Operation" shall be construed accordingly;
"Operating Period" means the period from the later of the Commercial
Operation Date and the Scheduled COD to the Termination Date;
"Outage" means a Scheduled Outage or an Unscheduled Outage;
"Project Data" has the meaning ascribed to it in clause 12.2.1;
“Project Documents” means the contracts described in Schedule 7 relating
to the project which is the subject of this agreement, to be executed by
the parties simultaneously with this Agreement;
"Project Site" means the site upon which the Facility is to be Constructed
and Operated as more fully described and defined in Schedule 1 ( Details
of Project and Facility);
"Rand", "ZAR" and "Cent" mean the lawful currency of South Africa and
"Cent" is a one-hundredth (100th) part of one (1) Rand;
"Reactive Energy Output" means reactive energy (expressed in kilowatt
hours) as measured at the Delivery Point, being the product of voltage
and current and the sine of the phase angle between them integrated
over anytime period;
"Reasonable and Prudent Operator" means a person seeking in good faith
to perform its contractual obligations and, in so doing and in the general
conduct of its undertaking, exercising that degree of skill, diligence,
prudence, responsibility and foresight which would reasonably and
ordinarily be expected from a skilled and appropriately experienced
developer, contractor, owner or operator internationally, who is
complying with all applicable Laws, engaged in the same or a similar type
of undertaking, in the same or similar circumstances and conditions, and
any references herein to the "standards of a Reasonable and Prudent
Operator" shall be construed accordingly;
"Reference Pyranometer" has the meaning ascribed to it in Schedule 6
(Deemed Energy Payment);
"Reference Temperature Sensor" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Schedule 6 (Deemed Energy Payment );
“Renewable Energy Grid Code” means the Grid Connection Code for
Renewable Power Plants (RPPs) Connected to the Electricity Transmission
System (TS) or the Distribution System (DS) in South Africa Version 3.0
(August 2019), as published by NERSA and as may be amended by NERSA
from time to time;
"Responsible Authority" means any ministry or department, any minister,
any organ of state, any official in the public administration or any other
governmental or regulatory department, commission, institution, entity,
service utility, board, agency, instrumentality or authority (in each case,
whether national, provincial or municipal) or any court, each having
jurisdiction over the matter in question, but excluding for all purposes the
Buyer;
"Scheduled COD" means the date which corresponds to the stated
Scheduled COD in Schedule 2 Part 1 (Completion Milestones), as
extended or amended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
"Scheduled Outage" means any period in which the Facility is scheduled
for planned Maintenance in accordance with Schedule 3 (Scheduled and
Unscheduled Outages);
"Seller Default" means any of the following events or circumstances (in
each case, other than where solely due to Force Majeure, a System Event,
or Unforeseeable Conduct):
(a) an order being made for the winding-up, liquidation, business rescue
or dissolution of the Seller (in any of these cases, where applicable,
whether provisional or final and whether voluntary or compulsory);
(b) the Seller has not Commenced and Continued Construction of the
Facility within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the Effective Date;
(c) the Seller fails to achieve the Commercial Operation Date on or befo re
the Last COD;
(d) NERSA lawfully withdraws, revokes or cancels the Seller's generation
licence due to the Seller's act or omission;
(e) the Seller abandons the Construction or Operation and Maintenance
of the Facility;
(f) the Seller fails to comply with any provision of the clauses below relating
to assignment and changes in control ; and
(g) any other breach of any material provision of this Agreement has
occurred more than once and:
(h) the Buyer has given an initial warning notice to the Seller descri bing
that breach in reasonable detail and stating that if that breach persists or
recurs then the Buyer may take further steps to terminate this Agreement;
and
(i) the Buyer has issued a second and final warning notice following the
persistence or recurrence of that breach in the period of forty-five (45)
days after the initial warning notice, stating that if that breach persists or
recurs within the period of forty-five (45) days after the final warning notice
then the Buyer may exercise its rights in term s of the clause below relating
to Seller default;
"Signature Date" means the date this Agreement has been duly executed
by the second signatory of the Parties;
"South Africa" or "RSA" means the Republic of South Africa;
"Special Loss" means, in relation to either Party, any loss or damage
suffered or incurred by it which does not constitute a Direct Loss, including
indirect losses, consequential or special losses and wasted or increased
overheads;
"System Event" means:
(a) any delay solely attributable to the Distributor in the connection of the
Facility to the Distribution System ; or
(b) any constraint, unavailability, interruption, Curtailment, breakdown,
inoperability or failure of or disconnection from, the whole or any part of
the Distribution System , that is not caused by any Force Majeure or an act
or omission of the Seller or a Contractor. It is specifically agreed that
curtailment by the National System Operator (“load shedding”) will
constitute a System Event where a generator is connected to a main
substation, but will not constitute a System Event where a generator is
connected to a substation deeper within the network than at main
substation level.
c) In the event that the Seller does not maintain premium equipment that
ensures its firm supply, the City will be entitled to in time decommission such
equipment that may lead to a loss of the agreed firm supply to the
generator site. In such circumstances, loss of supply due to curtailment or
network outages will not constitute a system event, and deemed energy
payment will not be applicable
System Metering Installation" means back-up metering equipment
(including an electronic check meter) conforming with the requirements
of, and standards set out in, the Codes, installed by the Buyer at the
Delivery Point
"System Operator" has the meaning given to it in the Codes;
"Term" has the meaning given to it in clause 2 (Term), as such period of
time may be amended, reduced or extended in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement;
"Termination Date" means the Expiry Date or the date of the earlier
termination of this Agreement in accordance with cl ause 18 (Termination);
"Unforeseeable Conduct" shall occur if, after the Signature Date, the Buyer
or the Distributor (as the case may be) or any Responsible Authority takes
any action (including the introduction, application, or change of any Law,
regulation, by-law or order having the force of Law) or fails to carry out its
obligations as prescribed by Law, that:
(a) has an impact on the Commercial Energy Rate or the Early Operating
Energy Rate; or
(b) results in one or more changes to the Codes that have a material
financial impact on the Project; or
(c) has an effect other than the effect detailed in sub-clause (a) or (b):
(i) the principal effect of which is directly borne by:
(1) the Project and not other similar projects;
(2) the Seller and not other persons; or
(3) parties undertaking projects similar to the Project and not other
persons; and
(ii) in respect of which the Seller is not entitled to any other relief pursuant
to any other provisions of this Agreement; and
(iii) which was not foreseen by the Seller on or before the Signature Date
or if it was foreseen, the impact on the Project was not foreseen; and
(iv) which could not reasonably have been foreseen by any person in the
position of the Seller on or before the Signature Date or if it could
reasonably have been foreseen, the impact on the Project could not
reasonably have been foreseen; provided that, in respect of all situations
falling within sub-clauses (a), (b) or (c):
(aa) Unforeseeable Conduct shall be deemed not to have occurred
under circumstances where any action or omission of the Buyer , the
Distributor or the Responsible Authority is in direct response to any act or
omission of the Seller which is illegal (other than an act or omission
rendered illegal by virtue of such conduct of the Responsible Authority) or
in violation of agreements to which the Seller is a party;
(bb) an increase in taxes of general application which does not
discriminate against the Seller or against the Seller and other parties
undertaking projects similar to the Project shall be deemed not to be
Unforeseeable Conduct;
(cc) Unforeseeable Conduct shall be deemed not to have occurred if
such conduct by the Buyer, the Distributor , or any Responsible Authority is
required as a result of an event of Force Majeure an d is reasonably
proportionate thereto; and
(dd) Unforeseeable Conduct shall not include any Law that was enacted
or made but not yet in force as at the Signature Date, or any bill that was
promulgated for comment at any time before the Signature Date if an d to
the extent that such bill is materially unchanged when enacted and
brought in effect;
“Unscheduled Outage” means any outage of the Facility that is not a
Scheduled Outage;
"Use of System Charges" means the Distribution Use-of-System Charges as
defined in the Embedded Generation Grid Connection Contract;
"VAT" means value-added tax levied in terms of the VAT Act;
"VAT Act" means the Value-Added Tax Act, 1991, as amended or replaced
from time to time;
"Week" means a period of seven (7) days, beginning at 00:00 on a Monday
and ending at 24:00 on the next succeeding Sunday;
"Weekly Forecast Generation Profile" has the meaning ascribed to it in
clause 8.1 (Weekly generation forecast); and
1.2 Interpretation
In this Agreement, unless otherwise specified:
1.2.1 the index and headings of clauses of this Agreement are for ease of
reference only and shall be ignored in the interpretation and
application of this Agreement;
1.2.2 words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa
and words importing one gender shall include the other genders;
1.2.3 references to any Recital, clause, paragraph, Schedule or Annex are
to those contained in this Agreement, and references to a part of a
Schedule are to the part of the Schedule in which the reference is
relevant, and all Schedules and Annexes to this Agreement are an
integral part of this Agreement. If there is any conflict between of the
main body of this Agreement and the provisions of any of the
Schedules or Annexes, the provisions of the main body shall prevail;
1.2.4 unless otherwise specified, all references to any time shall be to the
time of day in Johannesburg, South Africa;
1.2.5 "person" includes a corporation, company, firm, government, state or
agency of a state or any association or partnership (whether or not
having separate legal personality) of any of the foregoing that is by
Law as the subject of rights and duties, and references to a " person"
(or to a word incorporating a person) shall be construed so as to
include that person's successors in title and assigns or tra nsferees;
1.2.6 in computation of periods of time from a specified day to a later
specified day, "from" means from and including and "until" or "to"
means to and;
1.2.7 "include", "including" and "in particular" shall not be construed as
being by way of limitation, illustration or emphasis only and shall not
be construed as, nor shall they take effect as, limiting the generality
of any preceding words. The words "other" and "otherwise" shall not be
construed so as to be limited or defined by any preceding words,
where a wider construction is reasonably possible;
1.2.8 references to a "Party", the "Seller" or the "Buyer" shall include its
successors and permitted assignees, provided that, in the case of the
Seller, the relevant transfer or assignment has received the prior
written approval of the Buyer;
1.2.9 references to this "Agreement" or any other document shall be
construed as references to this Agreement or that other document as
amended, varied, novated, supplemented, or replaced from time to
time, provided that, in the case of any other document, such
amendment, variation, novation, supplement or replacement has
received the prior written approval of the Buyer;
1.2.10 references to any amount shall mean that amount exclusive of VAT,
unless the amount expressly includes VAT;
1.2.11 references to legislation include any statute, by-law, regulation, rule,
subordinate legislation or delegated legislation or order, and a
reference to any legislation is to such legislation as amended,
modified or consolidated from time to time, and to any legislation
replacing it or made under it;
1.2.12 the terms "hereof", "herein", "hereunder" and similar words refer to this
entire Agreement and not to any particular clause, paragraph, Part,
Schedule or any other subdivision of this Agreement;
1.2.13 the rule of construction that, in the event of ambiguity, an agreement
shall be interpreted against the Party responsible for the drafting
thereof, shall not apply in the interpretation of this Agreement;
1.2.14 the expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not affect such
of the provisions of this Agreement as expressly provide that they will
operate after any such expiration or termination or which of necessity
must continue to have effect after such expiration or termination,
notwithstanding that these provisions do not expre ssly state this; and
1.2.15 if any provision in clause 1.1 (Definitions) is a substantive provision
conferring rights or imposing obligations on either Party then,
notwithstanding that such provision is contained in such clause, effect
shall be given thereto as if such provision were a substantive provision
in the body of this Agreement.
1.3 Abbreviations
In this Agreement the following abbreviations shall have the following
meanings:
°C - means Degrees Centigrade;
A - means Amperes;
h - means Hours
kWh – means kilowatt-hours
m - means Metres;
MWh – means Megawatt-hours
s - means Seconds;
V - means Volts;
W - means Watts.
1.4 Units of measurement
Unless a provision of this Agreement expressly requires otherwise, all
technical data and information contained in this Ag reement or in any
document relating to or arising out of this Agreement shall be interpreted
and expressed in a manner consistent with the International System of Units
(Systeme International d'Unites) (8th edition, 2006).
1.5 Rounding up
Unless a provision of this Agreement expressly requires otherwise, in making
calculations in accordance with this Agreement:
1.5.1 the calculation of any sums of money owing by either Party under this
Agreement shall be performed to the nearest Cent; and
1.5.2 any other calculation shall be performed to an accuracy of three (3)
decimal places, with a fourth digit, after the decimal point, having a
value of five (5) or above being rounded up.
1.6 Status of agreement
In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and an
agreement referred to in Schedule 7, this agreement will prevail.
2. TERM
This Agreement shall be effective from the Effective Date until the earlier of:
2.1 its termination in accordance with clause 18 (Termination); or
2.2 the Expiry Date, (such period being the "Term" of this Agreement).
3 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
3.1 Effectiveness of rights and obligations
Save for clauses relating to definitions and interpretation, term of the agreement,
intellectual property, dispute resolution, limitation of liability, third party indemnity,
confidentiality, governing law and jurisdiction, notices and warranties, and the like,
which come into effect on signature of the agreement, none of the other provisions
of this Agreement shall be effective until the Conditions Precedent listed in Clause
3.2 have been fulfilled or duly waived in accordance with Clause 3.4.
3.2 Conditions Precedent
The Conditions Precedent referred to in Clause 3.1 (Effectiveness of rights and
obligations) are the following, provided that the following does not necessarily
constitute an exhaustive list of conditions which must be fulfilled in order for the
Agreement to be of full force and effect, and any conditions not stated which
render the agreement inoperable will also be deemed to be Conditions Precedent:
3.2.1 the Seller shall have obtained all or any of the authorisations required by any
regulatory authority (including the Buyer, as applicable), statute, regulation or by-
Law for the implementation of this Agreement, the installation, commissioning and
operation of the Facility as well as the production and delivery of the Commercial
Energy to the PUC and the Delivery Point, including such authorisations for
compliance with all Environmental legislation, regulations and/or policies;
3.2.2 the Seller shall have secured such funding (whether as equity or debt funding or
both) as it requires for the commencement, implementation and operation of the
Project, including the sale and supply of the Reactive Energy Output, and all or any
Conditions Precedent in respect of such transactions are met;
3.2.3 NERSA and the Buyer shall have consented in writing to the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement, insofar as may be necessary;
3.2.4 the Seller shall have concluded upon terms and conditions acceptable to the
Parties thereto and, if so required, NERSA, a Use of System or similar agreement
between the Seller and the Buyer;
3.2.5 the Seller shall have provided to the Buyer a certificate signed by a duly authorised
officer of the Seller stating that the Conditions Precedent set out in Clauses 3 to 3.2.5
above have been met;
3.2.6 the Buyer shall have secured the issuance and grant of all internal buyer approvals
and the Buyer shall have provided to the Seller a certificate signed by a duly
authorised officer of the Buyer stating that this condition has been met;
3.2.7 the Buyer shall have obtained authority in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of
2003;
3.2.8 the board of the Seller shall have passed a resolution authorising the Seller to enter
into this Agreement, and certified copies of such authority or resolution shall have
been provided to the Buyer; and
3.2.9 all Schedules to this agreement have been completed in full and signed by the
Parties and have been included into this Agreement.
3.3 Responsibilities concerning Conditions Precedent
3.3.1 The Parties shall each use all reasonable efforts to cause the Conditions Precedent
listed in Clause 3.2 (Conditions Precedent) for which it is responsible to be satisfied
within twelve (12) Months after the Signature Date. The Buyer shall provide the Seller
with such reasonable cooperation as may be necessary to assist the Seller in
satisfying the Conditions Precedent listed above.
3.3.2 Each Party shall be responsible at its own expense for satisfying and procuring the
satisfaction of those Conditions Precedent for which it is responsible.
3.4 Waiver and extension
3.4.1 The Buyer may waive the requirement for the Seller to satisfy and procure the
satisfaction of any of the Conditions Precedent listed in Clause 3.2 (Conditions
Precedent) in writing. On receipt by the Seller of such waiver in writing, the relevant
Condition(s) Precedent will be deemed to have been satisfied for the purposes of
Clause 3.1 (Effectiveness of rights and obligations).
3.4.2 The Parties may, by agreement in writing, extend the date by which the Conditions
Precedent listed in Clause 3.2 (Conditions Precedent) are to be fulfilled, provided
such agreement is made prior to the expiry of the period stipulated in Clause 3.3.1.
3.5 Reports
Each Party shall notify the other in writing at least once a Month on the progress
made in satisfying the Conditions Precedent listed in Clause 3.2 (Conditions
Precedent) for which it is responsible.
3.6 Failure to fulfil
If the Conditions Precedent have not been satisfied or waived by the end of
the period referred to in Clause 3.3.1, either Party may immediately terminate
this Agreement by serving a Termination Notice on the other Party, in which
case either Party shall be discharged from any further obligations under this
Agreement save for those liabilities which have accrued and any right or
obligation expressed to arise upon or survive such termination.
4. PROJECT SITE
4.1 Project Site
The Seller shall obtain and maintain undisturbed use and possession of the
Project Site and such associated rights as may be necessary for the
purposes of undertaking and implementing the Project for the duration of
the Term. The Seller shall acquire such other land and/or rights in respect
of land as it requires in order to perform its obligations under this
Agreement and all such land and rights shall be deemed to form part of
the Project Site and shall be at the sole risk of the Seller, subject to
applicable Laws. Details of the Project Site, including a scale map that
identifies the location of the Project Site, are included in Schedule 1
(Details of the Project and Facility) and a diagram setting out the
distribution lines and substation, interconnection facility, and significant
ancillary facilities including the facilities at the Delivery Point, is included in
Schedule 1 Part 2 (Single Line Diagram).
4.2 Risk and liability
Subject to applicable Laws, the Seller shall be fully responsible to the Buyer
for the suitability of the Project Site, for the conduct of the Project and for
the condition of the Project Site, including but not limited to its clim atic,
hydrological, hydro-geological, ecological, environmental, geotechnical,
geological, paleontological and archaeological conditions (including the
discovery of any heritage resources as defined in the National Heritage
Resources Act, 25 of 1999), the adequacy of the road and rail links to the
Project Site, the availability of adequate supplies of utilities , and the
security of the site.
4.3 Buyer's inspection rights
The Buyer shall have the right from time to time, on not less than forty -eight
(48) hours' written notice, to designate not more than four (4) of the Buyer's
representatives who shall be entitled to have access to the Project Site at
reasonable times for the purposes of viewing the Facility and verifying the
Seller's compliance with its obligations under this Agreement; provided
that the Buyer shall ensure that its representatives shall comply with all
Project Site health and safety rules, precautions and s tandards, and any
other reasonable requirements of the Seller and its Contractors, and shall
not interfere with the Construction or Operation of the Facility.
4.4 No improvements
The Seller shall not be entitled to Construct or procure the Construction of
any addition to or any expansion of the Facility that is intended to or may
or will result in increasing the installed Capacity of the Facility beyond the
Contracted Capacity and the Capacity actually installed as at the
Commercial Operation Date, except with the express written consent of
the Buyer.
4.5 No use of electricity from an electrical supply system
The Parties record and agree that this Agreement does not permit the
supply of electrical energy to the Seller by the Buyer or from any other
supplier of electrical energy. The Parties record and agree that the
connection of the Facility to any electrical supply system for purposes of
drawing electrical energy from any electrical supply system for any
purpose shall be pursuant to a separate agreement entered into between
the Seller and the Distributor.
4.6 General Construction obligations
4.6.1 The Seller shall Commence and Continue Construction of the Facility
within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the Effective Date.
Should the Seller fail to Commence and Continue Construction of the
Facility within such period, the Buyer shall be entitled to terminate this
Agreement in accordance with clause 18.2 (Termination for Seller
Default) for a Seller Default, provided that should a dispute arise
regarding whether the Seller has Commenced and Continued
Construction, such dispute shall be referred to the Independent
Engineer, whose determination shall be final and binding on the
Parties.
4.6.2 The Seller shall procure the Construction of the Facility in accordance
with:
4.6.2.1 all applicable Laws, including the Consents; and
4.6.2.2 the standards of a Reasonable and Prudent Operator.
4.6.3 The Seller shall provide or procure all plant, equipment, machinery
consumables, parts, materials and services whatsoever required for
the Construction of the Facility in accordance with the stand ards set
out in this clause 4.6.
4.7 Commercial Operation Date
4.7.1 The Seller shall use its reasonable endeavours to achieve the
Commercial Operation Date by the Scheduled COD.
4.7.2 If the Seller becomes aware that, for any reason, the Commercial
Operation Date will not be achieved by the Scheduled COD, the
Seller shall, without any unreasonable delay, notify the Buyer in writing
of that fact and measures that it will take to mitigate such delay and
of the impact of such measures on its ability to achieve the Scheduled
COD, upon implementing such measures.
5. TESTING AND COMMISSIONING
5.1 Connection to the Distribution System
5.1.1 The Seller shall give the Buyer at least sixty (60) days' advance written
notice of the date on which it anticipates it will require the Facility to
be connected to the Distribution System.
5.1.2 The Seller shall Construct the Facility Connection Works to enable The
Facility to connect to the Distribution System, except for the cable into
the substation and the switchgear therein, which the Buyer will install
at the Seller’s cost.
5.2 Independent Engineer
5.2.1 The Seller has, in Schedule [5] (List of firms - Independent Engineer),
identified up to five (5) firms of independent consulting engineers,
every one of which it recommends to be appointed as the
Independent Engineer for the purpose of this Agreement, and every
one of which the Seller warrants:
5.2.1.1 has at least seven (7) years professional experience as an
engineer in the renewable energy industry; and
5.2.1.2 as at the Signature Date, has not rendered services to the Seller,
any of its shareholders (direct or indirect), Contractors or Lenders
or any Affiliate of any of them in respect of the Project.
5.2.2 The Seller shall, as soon as practicably possible, but in any event within
twenty (20) Business Days of the Signature Date, engage with any (or
all) of such firms with a view to one (1) of them being appoint ed as
the Independent Engineer.
5.2.3 The Seller shall formulate the terms and conditions upon which the
Independent Engineer is to be appointed and shall obtain the
approval of the Buyer thereof.
5.2.4 The Seller shall keep the Buyer regularly informed of the Seller’s
progress towards the appointment of the Independent Engineer, and
shall be responsible for arranging for the signing of the agreement
when it contains all the terms and conditions that have been agreed
between the Seller, the Buyer and the Independent Engineer for the
appointment; and the Seller and the Buyer undertake to sign such
agreement at such time.
5.2.5 The Independent Engineer shall be appointed at the sole cost and
expense of the Seller, but shall act on behalf of, and owe a duty of
care to both the Buyer and the Seller equally.
5.2.6 Neither Party shall, without the prior written consent of the other Party
(such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) at any point during
the Term:
5.2.6.1 terminate or seek to amend materially the contract with the
Independent Engineer; or
5.2.6.2 appoint any other person to be the Independent Engineer.
Any person appointed to replace the existing Independent Engineer,
as Independent Engineer, shall be one of the other firms listed in
Schedule 5 (List of firms - Independent Engineer) or as agreed
between the Buyer and the Seller.
5.2.7 If, after the Signature Date, the Independent Engineer renders services
to the Seller (other than in terms of the Independent Engineer
Agreement), any of its shareholders (direct or indirect), Contractors or
Lenders or any Affiliate of any of them in respect of the Project, the
Seller shall be obliged to notify the Buyer of this occurrence promptly
on becoming aware of same and, if the Buyer so elects, the Seller shall
terminate the contract with the appointed Independent Engineer.
5.2.8 If the contract with the Independent Engineer is terminated at any
point during the Term, a new Independent Engineer shall be
appointed in accordance with this clause 5.2 (Independent Engineer)
from one of the firms listed in Schedule 5 (List of firms - Independent
Engineer) or as agreed between the Buyer and the Seller, both acting
reasonably on terms substantially similar to the terms contained in the
agreement set out in Schedule 5 Part 2 (Independent Engineer
Agreement).
5.3 Facility Completion and Commissioning
5.3.1 The Seller shall use all reasonable endeavours to commission the
Facility and to procure the issue of the Facility Completion Form by
the Independent Engineer, at its own cost and in each case in
accordance with this clause 5.3 (Facility Completion and
Commissioning), Schedule 2 (Completion Milestones and Forms of
Notices), the Codes, and the standards of a Reasonable and Prudent
Operator, so as to cause the Commercial Operation Date to fall on or
before the Scheduled COD.
5.3.2 The Seller shall be obliged to procure the issue of the Facility
Completion Form in respect of the Facility (regardless of Capacity) in
order, inter alia, to achieve the Commercial Operation Date in
accordance with clause 4.7 (Commercial Operation Date).
5.3.3 The Seller shall provide the Buyer on a Weekly basis with relevant
information regarding the commissioning and testing undertaken
pursuant to clause 5.3.1.
5.4 Early Operating Period
5.4.1 The Seller may issue the Notice of Commencement of the Facility to
the Buyer at least ten (10) Business Days before the Seller anticipates
that the Facility will begin generation and delivery of Early Operating
Energy to the Delivery Point, which notice shall be in the form of
Schedule 2 Part 3 (Form of Notice of Commencement of Facility).
5.4.2 The Seller shall not be entitled to issue the first Notice of
Commencement of Facility more than one hundred and eighty (180)
days before the Scheduled COD.
5.4.3 Until 00:00 on the Facility Commencement Date, the Buyer shall not
be obliged to purchase Early Operating Energy generated by the
Facility to pay the Early Operating Energy Rate in respect of any Early
Operating Energy generated by the Facility.
5.5 Commercial Operation Date (COD)
5.5.1 The Seller shall give the Buyer no less than sixty (60) days' prior written
notice of its intention to issue the Notice of Commencement of
Facility.
5.5.2 The Seller may not issue the Notice of Commencement of Facility:
5.5.2.1 earlier than the day before the Scheduled COD;
5.5.2.2 until the Seller has demonstrated to the Independent Engineer
that the Facility is compliant with the Codes;
5.5.2.3 until the Seller has obtained written confirmation from the
Independent Engineer that the Facility complies with the Codes;
5.5.2.4 until NERSA, or any person nominated by NERSA for such purpose,
has issued to the Seller a notification of the Facility’s compliance
with the Codes; and
5.5.2.5 until the Distributor has provided written confirmation to the Seller
certifying that the Facility may be connected to the System for
the purposes of delivering Commercial Energy.
5.5.3 Following compliance with clause 5.5.1 and upon the Independent
Engineer ascertaining the Facility Completion and receipt of the
relevant Facility Completion Form pursuant to clause 5.3 (Facility
Completion and commissioning), the Seller shall issue the Notice of
Commencement of Facility to the Buyer within two (2) Business Days
of the delivery of the relevant Facility Completion Form, which notice
shall be in the form of Schedule 2 Part 4 (Form of Notice of
Commencement of Facility).
5.5.4 If the Facility has achieved Facility Completion in terms of clause 5.3
(Facility Completion and commissioning) and the Achieved Capacity
is equal to or greater than the Contracted Capacity, then:
5.5.4.1 for the purposes of this Agreement, the power output of the
Facility shall be limited to the Contracted Capacity, and only
Energy Output that is generated from the Contracted Capacity
shall be subject to this Agreement;
5.5.4.2 the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer a Notice of Commencement
of Facility, following which the Commercial Operation Date will
be the first day starting at 00:00 hours following the day upon
which the Buyer receives from the Seller such Notice of
Commencement of Facility; and
5.5.4.3 the Seller shall not be entitled to increase the installed Capacity
of the Facility beyond the Capacity installed at the Commercial
Operation Date at any time in the future.
5.5.5 If the Facility has achieved Facility Completion in terms of clause 5.3
(Facility Completion and commissioning) and the Achieved Capacity
is equal to or greater than the Minimum Acceptance Capacity but
less than the Contracted Capacity, the Seller shall:
5.5.5.1 if necessary, at its own expense and in the shortest possible time,
on giving notice to the Buyer, effect such repairs or replacements
to the Facility, or any part thereof, as necessary for the Facility to
achieve its Contracted Capacity, following which the Facility
Completion shall be re-assessed in accordance with clause 5.3
(Facility Completion and commissioning), and:
5.5.5.1.1 if the Achieved Capacity, as re-assessed, is equal to or
greater than the Contracted Capacity, then clause 5.5.4
shall then apply; and
5.5.5.1.2 if the Achieved Capacity, as re-assessed, remains equal to
or greater than the Minimum Acceptance Capacity but less
than the Contracted Capacity, then clause 0 shall then
apply,
provided in each case that such repairs or replacements must be
completed and the Facility Completion Form must have been
completed and submitted by the Seller to the Buyer by the Last
COD.
5.5.5.2 if the Achieved Capacity, as re-assessed, remains equal to or
greater than the Minimum Acceptance Capacity but less than
the Contracted Capacity, the Seller may elect, without effecting
any repairs or replacements (or further repairs or replacements,
as the case may be) to the Facility, to deliver to the Buyer a
Notice of Commencement of Facility, following which the
Commercial Operation Date will be the first day starting at 00:00
hours following the day upon which the Buyer receives from the
Seller such Notice of Commencement of Facility and clause 5.7
(Reduction in Contract ed Capacity) shall apply.
5.5.6 If the Facility has achieved Facility Completion in terms of clause 4.4
(Facility Completion and commissioning) and the Achieved Capacity
is less than the Minimum Acceptance Capacity, then the Seller shall,
at its own expense and in the shortest possible time, effect such repairs
or replacements to the Facility, or any part thereof, necessary for the
Facility to achieve an Achieved Capacity greater than or equal to
the Minimum Acceptance Capacity, provided that such repairs or
replacements must have been completed, the Facility Completion
must have been reassessed and the duly completed Facility
Completion Form must have demonstrated an Achieved Capacity
equal to or greater than the Minimum Acceptance Capacity by the
Last COD and clause 5.7 (Reduction in Contracted Capacity) shall
apply.
5.6 Delays in achieving the Commercial Operation Date
In the event of the Seller failing to achieve the Commercial Operation
Date after the Scheduled COD (unless such delay is caused by a System
Event), there shall be no payment for energy due by the Buyer to the Seller
in respect of the overdue period.
5.6.1 The Seller shall be entitled to declare the Commercial Operation Date
for the Facility at any time up to 17:00 on the Last COD in respect of
that Achieved Capacity for which the Independent Engineer has
completed the Facility Completion Form by no later than 17:00 on the
Last COD and, if the Seller does so and the Achieved Capacity is
greater than the Minimum Acceptance Capacity, the Buyer shall not
be entitled to call a Seller Default in terms of sub-clause (c) of the
definition of "Seller Default".
5.6.2 If the Commercial Operation Date is not achieved by the Last COD,
then the Buyer shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement in
accordance with clause 18.2 (Termination for Seller Default) for a
Seller Default.
5.7 Reduction in Contracted Capacity
If the Achieved Capacity on the Commercial Operation Date is less than
the Contracted Capacity, then, on and from the Commercial Operation
Date, the Contracted Capacity shall be reduced to the Achieved
Capacity of the Facility as at the Commercial Operation Date, and
Schedule 1 (Details of the Project and Facility) shall be amended
accordingly, and the parties shall discuss and reach agreement as to
whether the capacity of the Facility shall be limited to the amended
Contracted Capacity, and only Energy Output that is generated from the
amended Contracted Capacity shall be subject to this Agreement.
5.8 Coordination with Buyer re connection to the Distribution System
To the extent the Facility is connected with such part of the System as is
owned, operated or administered by the Distributor:
5.8.1 The Seller shall provide the Distributor with such information as may
be necessary under Law or the Codes, or usual in terms of the
practices of a Reasonable and Prudent Operator; and
5.8.2 The Parties will collectively discuss and coordinate with the relevant
Responsible Authority and Distributor, the actions contemplated in
this clause 5 (Testing and Commissioning) and shall additionally
comply with such reasonable requests and instructions that are in
accordance with the Codes and the practices of a Reasonable and
Prudent Operator.
6. SALE AND PURCHASE OF ENERGY
6.1 Sale of Energy
Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this
Agreement, during the Early Operating Period and the Operating Period:
6.1.1 the Seller shall sell all the Early Operating Energy and Commercial
Energy generated by the Facility, and delivered to the Buyer at the
Delivery Point on a self-despatch basis, and subject only to the Codes
and the standards of a Reasonable and Prudent Operator;
6.1.2 the Buyer shall pay the Early Operating Energy Payment for the Early
Operating Energy, or the Commercial Energy Payment for the
Commercial Energy, delivered by the Seller to the Delivery Point;
6.1.3 subject to clause 15 (Consequences of a System Event), the Buyer
shall pay the Deemed Energy Payment that is payable in respect of
the Deemed Energy in accordance with Schedule 6 (Deemed Energy
Payment).
6.2 Title and Risk
Title in, and risk of loss of, all Energy sold to the Buyer in accordance with
clause 6.1 (Sale of Energy), shall pass to the Buyer at the Delivery Point.
6.3 Intangible and/or Tradeable Benefits of Renewable Energy
6.3.1 All renewable energy intangible and/or tradeable benefits relating to
the operation of the Facility shall vest in the Buyer.
6.3.2 The Seller shall take all reasonable and necessary steps to procure that
all renewable energy intangible and/or tradeable benefits that arise
in respect of the operation of the Facility over the Term of this
Agreement accrue to, and are recorded for the be nefit of, the Buyer
in a registry of the Buyer’s choice.
6.3.3 The Buyer will be responsible for all costs associated with the accrual
and recordal as aforesaid.
6.3.4 The Buyer shall reimburse to the Seller, upon receipt of an invoice from
the Seller, all of the Seller’s reasonable, necessary, and demonstrated
costs incurred in complying with its obligations under this clause 6.3.
7. MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS
7.1 If the Buyer, on reasonable grounds and based on the number of
Unscheduled Outages and Scheduled Outages in any rolling six (6) Month
period and the Energy Output of the Facility, at any time is of the opinion
that the Facility is not being Maintained to the standard of a Reasonable
and Prudent Operator, it may require that the Independent Engineer
conduct an inspection (and, based on the outcome of the inspection,
such tests of the Facility's condition as may be necessary) to ascertain
whether the Facility is being Maintained to the standard of a Reasonable
and Prudent Operator.
7.2 If the inspection and, if applicable, tests detailed in clause 5.1 show that
the Facility is being Maintained to the standard of a Reasonable and
Prudent Operator, the Buyer shall bear all costs of conducting such
inspection and tests, including the Seller's reasonable costs and losses. If
the inspection and, if applicable, tests show that the Facility is not being
Maintained to the standard of a Reasonable and Prudent Operator, the
Buyer may require the Seller to undertake such works as may be performed
by a Reasonable and Prudent Operator to ensure that the Facility is
Maintained to such standard, and the Seller shall bear all costs of
conducting such inspection and tests and performing such works,
including the Buyer's reasonable costs.
7.3 Any dispute arising from or relating to the performance o f the inspection
or tests by the Independent Engineer or the results thereof shall be referred
to and determined by an Independent Expert in accordance with the
provisions of clause 26 (Fast Track Dispute Resolution).
8. GENERATION FORECASTS
8.1 Weekly generation forecast
8.1.1 The Seller shall provide the Buyer in writing for each Week in the Early
Operating Period and the Operating Period, by no later than 09:00
hours on the preceding Wednesday, the Seller's estimate made in
good faith of the forecast level of Energy expected to be generated
by the Facility for each day in the Week, which shall generally be in
the form of Schedule 4 (Forecasting Information) ("Weekly Forecast
Generation Profile").
8.1.2 If the Seller fails to provide any Weekly Forecast Generation Profile,
then the Buyer shall be entitled to do or procure that another person
provides it with that forecast, and it shall be entitled to recover the
costs it incurs in respect of such forecast from the Seller. The Buyer shall
provide the Seller with details of such costs and such evidence as is
available in respect of such costs. The Buyer shall be entitled to set the
amount of costs off against next payment due to the Seller
8.2 Daily generation forecast
8.2.1 The Seller shall provide the Buyer in writing for each day in the Early
Operating Period and the Operating Period, by no later than 10:00
hours on the preceding day, the Seller's estimate made in good faith
of the forecast level of Energy expected to be generated each hour
(the first such hour starting at 00:00 and ending at 00:60 minutes) in
the day (starting at 00:00 hours and ending at 24:00 hours), which shall
generally be in the form of Schedule 4 (Forecasting Information)
("Daily Forecast Generation Profile").
8.2.2 If the Seller fails to provide the Daily Forecast Generation Profile for
any day, then the Buyer shall be entitled to do or procure that another
person provides it with that forecast, and it shall be entitled to recover
the costs it incurs in respect of such forecast from the Seller. The Buyer
shall provide the Seller with details of such costs and such evidence
as is available in respect of such costs. The Buyer shall be entitled to
set the amount of such costs off against next payment due to the
Seller.
8.3 Other relevant data
By 20:00 hours on the day preceding the day in respect of which the Seller
has issued a Daily Forecast Generation Profile, the Seller shall submit to the
Buyer, in written form, details of any special factors which, in the good faith
and reasonable opinion of the Seller, will have a material effect on the
ability of the Facility to produce Energy or provide the Energy Output on
the following day.
9. TARIFF AND OTHER CHARGES
9.1 Early Operating Energy Payments
The Buyer shall pay to the Seller the Early Operating Energy Payment for all
Early Operating Energy sold by the Seller and purchased by the Buyer
during each Billing Period during the Early Operating Period at the Early
Operating Energy Rate.
9.2 Commercial Energy Payments
The Buyer shall pay to the Seller the Commercial Energy Payment for all
Commercial Energy sold by the Seller and purchased by the Buyer during
each Billing Period at the Commercial Energy Rate.
9.3 Deemed Energy Payments
The Buyer shall pay to the Seller the Deemed Energy Payment for all
Deemed Energy accruing in each Billing Period calculated in terms of
clause below relating to consequences of a System Event, and Schedule
6 (Deemed Energy Payment).
9.4 Credit Support
9.4.1 The Buyer shall, within 30 days after the Commercial Operation Date,
deposit with a registered commercial bank offering escrow account
services, an amount equivalent to an agreed period equivalent
energy charges based on the Contracted Capacity, for holding in an
escrow account subject to agreed terms and conditions to serve as a
credit support facility.
9.4.2 The credit support facility will remain in place for the full duration of
this power purchase agreement.
9.4.3 Funds to be placed in the escrow account must be investe d with an
A-Rated registered bank in terms of the City’s Cash Management and
Investment Policy. Any interest accruing on such investment will be for
the benefit of the City of Cape Town.
9.5 Failure to make Payments
9.5.1 If any payment that is due and payable is not paid by the Due Date,
interest shall accrue on the full amount due and payable, at the
Agreed Interest Rate, from the Due Date to, but excluding, the date
of payment.
9.5.2 If the Buyer fails to pay any amount or amounts that are due and
payable by the Buyer under this Agreement, within ten (10) Business
Days of the Due Date for payment, the Seller may serve notice on the
Buyer of such failure and specifying details thereof. If such failure has
not been remedied or rectified within forty (40) Business Days of such
notice, the Seller may proceed to terminate this Agreement in
accordance with the provisions of clause 18.3 (Termination for Buyer
Default).
10. INVOICING
10.1 Early Operating Period and Operating Period invoices
10.1.1 The Seller shall, within two (2) Business Days of the end of a Billing
Period, submit to the Buyer for that Billing Period an Invoice specifying:
10.1.1.1 the Early Operating Energy Payment and/or Commercial Energy
Payment (as the case may be) due to the Seller for such Billing
Period setting out the calculations upon which such Early
Operating Energy Payment or Commercial Energy Payment is
based;
10.1.1.2 the Deemed Energy Payments (if any) due to the Seller for such
Billing Period, including:
10.1.1.2.1 the periods for which the Deemed Energy Payments are
payable;
10.1.1.2.2 the calculations upon which such Deemed Energy Payments
are based;
10.1.1.2.3 the circumstances which entitle the Seller to such Deemed
Energy Payments; and
10.1.1.2.4 written confirmation of the Independent Engineer where
required in terms of Schedule 6 (Deemed Energy Payment );
and
10.1.1.3 any amounts owed by the Seller to the Buyer (or vice versa).
10.1.2 the Seller shall prepare the Invoice for the Billing Period based on the
billing data obtained by it from the Facility Metering Installation for
that Billing Period.
10.2 General principles as regards invoicing
The following provisions shall apply in respect of all Invoices prepared and
issued pursuant to this Agreement.
10.2.1 Save as provided in the VAT Act, every payment due and payable by
either Party to the other pursuant to this Agreement shall be subjec t
to VAT.
10.2.2 Subject to clause 9.5.1, the Party who received the Invoice shall pay
to the other Party (who issued the Invoice) the amount of each
Invoice within thirty (30) Business Days of receipt of such Invoice (the
"Due Date").
10.2.3 All payments due by either Party to the other under this Agreement
shall be made:
10.2.3.1 in Rand in immediately available funds to such bank account in
South Africa as the recipient Party shall from time to time
nominate; and
10.2.3.2 subject to clause 21 (Set-Off), without deduction or withholding,
whether by way of set-off or otherwise, other than as required by
any Law or as expressly provided in this Agreement.
10.3 Billing disputes
The following provisions shall apply in respect of all Invoices prepared and
issued pursuant to this Agreement:
10.3.1 A Party shall notify the other Party in writing if it disputes (in good faith)
an Invoice (including the data or records on which the dispute is
based)before the Due Date for payment thereof, which notice shall
specify the amount in dispute, and provide appropriate details of the
basis of the dispute. The disputing Party shall pay the undisputed
portion of the Invoice on the Due Date.
10.3.2 The Parties will use their reasonable endeavours to resolve the dispute
as soon as practicable, and in any event within thirty (30) days of the
notice of the dispute served pursuant to clause 10.3 (Billing disputes).
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, where the dispute is
in respect of the billing data obtained by the Seller from the Facility
Metering Installation, the Buyer shall be entitled to request a test of
the Facility Metering Installation in accordance with clause Error!
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10.3.3 If it is agreed or determined that all or part of a disputed amount
which was paid should not have been paid, then the amount of such
overpayment shall be refunded within five (5) Business Days of such
agreement or determination, together with interest at the Agreed
Interest Rate from the date of such overpayment to, but excluding,
the date of repayment.
10.3.4 If the Parties fail to resolve a dispute regarding an Invoice within thirty
(30) days of the date upon which the notice in this clause 10.3 (Billing
disputes) was served, either Party shall be entitled to refer the dis pute
to an Expert for determination in accordance with clause 27 (Fast
Track Dispute Resolution), provided that the Expert shall take into
account the data and records of the most recent test of the Facility
Metering Installation, held in accordance with clause Error! Reference
source not found. (Metering).
11. OUTAGES
11.1 Scheduled Outages
11.1.1 The Seller shall comply with the requirements of Schedule 3
(Scheduled and Unscheduled Outages) in relation to Scheduled
Outages.
11.1.2 Subject to clause 11.1, the Seller shall be entitled to remove the Facility
from service during the period of the Scheduled Outage to carry out
its planned Maintenance.
11.1.3 The Seller shall be responsible for all costs incurred by it in connection
with or arising from any Maintenance carried ou t by it or on its behalf
on the Facility during any Scheduled Outage.
11.2 Unscheduled Outages
11.2.1 In case of an Unscheduled Outage due to failure of any part of the
equipment forming part of the Facility, the Seller shall inform the Buyer
within four (4) hours from the commencement of the Unscheduled
Outage of the time period that the Facility is expected to be
unavailable, if that time period extends or is expected to extend for
the period from 00:00 to 24:00 of any given Day. Unscheduled
Outages that are expected to extend for less than the twenty four (24)
hour period from 00:00 to 24:00 of any given Day do not need to be
reported to the Buyer in terms of this section.
11.2.2 The Seller shall be responsible for all costs incurred by it in connection
with or arising from any Maintenance carried out by it or on its behalf
on the Facility during any Unscheduled Outage.
12. METERING
12.1 All metering will be provided for, and installed by the City at the Seller’s
expense
12.2 All metering procedures must comply with EEB 705, the City’s Technical
Standard for the Interconnection of Embedded Generation
12.3 All metering procedures must comply with SANS 474/NRS 057 and SANS
473/NRS 071
12.4 In addition, the City's procedure for the commissioning of electricity meter
installations designed for transformer connected metering systems (EEB
173) will also apply.
12.5 The South African Distribution Code: Network Code (SADCNC) section 8.2 (3),
requires the installation of the bidirectional metering equipment between
the distributor and the Embedded Generator’s generation facility.
13. REPORTS, RECORDS, PLANS AND MONITORING
13.1 Reports
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Seller shall as
soon as reasonably possible, and in any event within two (2) hours, notify
the Buyer if the Facility is incapable of generating more than 90% of the
Contracted Capacity for any of the following reasons (and provided that
its unavailability has not already been notified as part of a Scheduled
Outage or pursuant to clause 8.1 (Generation Forecasts)):
13.1.1 for reasons of any Outages; or
13.1.2 where to do so would not be in accordance with the standards of a
Reasonable and Prudent Operator; or
13.1.3 in circumstances relating to safety (of either personnel or of the
Facility or apparatus); or
13.1.4 in circumstances where to do so would be unlawful; or
13.1.5 for reasons of Force Majeure or a System Event, and shall, within five
(5) Business Days, deliver to the Buyer a written report detailing the
reasons (in reasonable detail) for such incapacity.
13.2 Data and records
The Seller shall maintain complete and accurate data and records required to
facilitate the proper administration of this Agreement and the Project. Such data
and records ("Project Data") shall include an accurate and up-to-date log of
Operations, updated daily, in a format reasonably acceptable to the Buyer. The
Project Data should include, but not be limited to, the following information, with
records of:
13.2.1 for each ten (10) minute period in each day, the Energy Output and
the Reactive Energy Output;
13.2.2 changes in Operating status during the day;
13.2.3 the number of Outages in the day, the duration of each Outage and
the reason for each Outage;
13.2.4 all In-Plane Irradiance, temperature and other climatic data recorded
at the Project Site;
13.2.5 all data required in terms of Schedule 6 (Deemed Energy Payment);
13.2.6 any information required to be recorded and/or reported in terms of
the Consents; and
13.2.7 any unusual conditions found during Maintenance inspections .
13.3 Recordkeeping
All Project Data shall be maintained for the duration of the Term and for
any additional length of time as may be required by any applicable Laws
or otherwise by any Responsible Authority.
13.4 Ownership, inspection, copy and use rights
13.4.1 The Buyer shall have the right, upon giving a minimum of two (2)
Business Days' prior written notice to the Seller, to examine and take
copies of any Project Data at any time during normal business hours
(at the Buyer's own cost).
13.4.2 Subject to any confidentiality undertakings between the Seller and
manufacturers or suppliers of Facility equipment, the Buyer shall be
entitled to put the Project Data in the public domain and to use the
Project Data as the Buyer deems appropriate.
13.4.3 The Buyer and the Seller shall have joint ownership of the Project Data,
but the Seller shall not, by virtue of its ownership rights, have any rights
to prevent the disclosure and use of the Project Data by the Buyer.
14. UTILITIES AND CONSUMABLES
14.1 Responsibility for the supply of utilities
At all times during the Term, the Seller shall be responsible for securing all
supplies of electricity, water, sanitation, telecommunications, waste
disposal services and all other utilities required for the Construction,
Maintenance and Operation of the Project.
14.2 Responsibility for the supply of consumables
The Seller shall be solely responsible for obtaining, stockpiling (if
applicable) and transporting all supplies of consumables necessary to
comply with its obligations under this Agreement.
15. CONSEQUENCES OF A SYSTEM EVENT
15.1 The Seller shall not be entitled to bring any claims under this clause 15
(Consequences of a System Event) for Deemed Energy Payments
15.1.1 in respect of the period prior to the Scheduled COD
15.1.2 if any time for which the System Event or combination of System Events
has or have endured:
15.1.2.1 in the period that the Commercial Operation Date is delayed
beyond the Scheduled COD
15.1.2.2 after the Commercial Operation Date in any Contract Year,
15.1.2.3 if the grid is unavailable for less than the Allowed Grid Unavailability
Period for such period or Contract Year, unless such System Event or
combination of System Events occurred as a result of Curtailment. The
Allowed Grid Unavailability Period shall not be applicable to any System
Event or combination of System Events that are caused by Curtailment.
15.2 If and to the extent that:
before the Commercial Operation Date, a System Event that is
contemplated in paragraph (a) of the definition of System Event
occurs that causes a delay in the achievement of the Commercial
Operation Date beyond the Scheduled COD; and/ or
after the Commercial Operation Date, a System Event materially
adversely affects the ability of the Seller to perform any of its
obligations or exercise any of its rights under this Agreement,
then the Seller shall be entitled to apply for relief from any rights of the Buyer arising
under the clause below relating to termination for seller default and to payment of
the Deemed Energy Payment.
15.3 Subject to clause 15.1, to obtain relief and/or payment of the Deemed
Energy Payment, the Seller must:
15.3.1 as soon as practicable, and in any event within one (1) day after it
became aware that the System Event has occurred and
15.3.1.1 has caused or is likely to cause delay and/or materially adversely
affect the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations or exercise
its rights; or
15.3.1.2 entitles the Seller to claim a Deemed Energy Payment, give to the
Buyer a notice of its claim for relief from its obligations under this
Agreement and for the Deemed Energy Payment, including full
details of the nature of the System Event, the date of occurrence
and its likely duration (if known);
15.3.2 within four (4) days of the Seller giving the notice referred to in clause
15.3.1, give full details of the System Event and of the Deemed Energy
Payment and/or relief claimed; and
demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Buyer that:
15.3.2.1 the Seller could not have avoided such occurrence or
consequences by steps which it might reasonably be expected
to have taken, without incurring material expenditure;
15.3.2.2 the System Event directly caused the delay beyond the
Scheduled COD, or there is a need for relief from other obligations
under this Agreement;
15.3.2.3 the Facility would otherwise have been available and able to
generate and deliver Energy Output but for the System Event;
15.3.2.4 the Deemed Energy Payment and/or relief from the obligations
under this Agreement claimed could not reasonably be
expected to be mitigated or recovered by the affected Party
acting in accordance with the standards of a Reasonable and
Prudent Operator, without incurring material expenditure; and
15.3.2.5 the Seller is using reasonable endeavours to perform its
obligations under this Agreement.
15.4 If the Seller has complied with its obligations under clause 15.3 above,
then:
15.4.1 if the System Event occurs in the circumstances contemplated above,
then
15.4.1.1 the Scheduled COD shall remain unchanged, the Expiry Date
shall continue to occur twenty years after Scheduled COD, and
the Operating Period shall continue to commence on the later of
the unchanged Scheduled COD and the Commercial Operation
Date, but the Last COD shall be postponed by one (1) day for
every day by which the Commercial Operation Date is delayed
by the Grid Event;
15.4.1.2 subject to clause 15.1, the Seller shall be entitled to receive the
Deemed Energy Payment for the period by which the
Commercial Operation Date has been delayed by the Grid
Event, as agreed between the Parties or decided pursuant to
clause 27 (Fast Track Dispute Resolution), subject to any
adjustments that may be effected in terms of paragraph 5
(Adjustment of Deemed Energy Payments) of Schedule 6
(Deemed Energy Payment); and/or
15.4.1.3 the Buyer shall not be entitled to exercise its rights to terminate
this Agreement under clause 18.2 (Termination for Seller Default)
for the failure of the Seller to achieve the Commercial Operation
Date by the original Last COD as a result of such Grid Event; or
15.4.2 if the System Event occurs after the Commercial Operation Date,
then:
15.4.2.1 subject to clause 15.1, the Seller shall be entitled to receive the
Deemed Energy Payment for the period that the System Event
continues, as agreed between the Parties or decided pursuant to
clause 27 (Fast Track Dispute Resolution), subject to any
adjustments that may be effected in terms of paragraph 5
(Adjustment of Deemed Energy Payments) of Schedule 6
(Deemed Energy Payment); and/or
15.4.2.2 the Buyer shall not be entitled to exercise its rights to terminate
this Agreement under clause 18.2 (Termination for Seller Default)
for the failure of the Seller to comply with any provision of this
Agreement as a result of such System Event.
15.5 If information required by clause 15.3 above is provided after the dates
referred to in that clause, then the Seller shall not be entitled to any relief
or the Deemed Energy Payment during the period for which the
information is delayed.
15.6 The Seller shall notify the Buyer if, at any time, it receives or becomes aware
of any further information relating to the System Event, giving details of
that information to the extent that such information is new or renders
information previously submitted materially inaccurate or misleading.
15.7 If the Parties cannot agree on the extent of the relief required, or the Buyer
disagrees that a System Event has occurred or that the Seller is entitled to
any extension of the Last COD and/or to any Deemed Energy Payment,
and/or relief from other obligations under this Agreement, the Parties shall
resolve the matter in accordance with clause 27 (Fast Track Dispute
Resolution).
16. FORCE MAJEURE
16.1 Subject to clause 16.2.2, the Party claiming relief shall be relieved from
liability under this Agreement to the extent that, by reason of the Force
Majeure event, it is not able to perform all or a mate rial part of its
obligations under this Agreement.
16.2 Where a Party is (or claims to be) affected by an event of Force Majeure:
16.2.1 it shall take all reasonable steps to mitigate the consequences of such
an event upon the performance of its obligations under this
Agreement and to resume performance of its obligations affected by
the event of Force Majeure as soon as practicable, and shall use all
reasonable endeavours to remedy its failure to perform; and
16.2.2 it shall not be relieved from liability under this Agreemen t to the extent
that it is not able to perform, or has not in fact performed, its
obligations under this Agreement due to its failure to comply with its
obligations under sub-clause 16.2.1.
16.3 The Party claiming relief shall serve written notice on the other Party within
five (5) Business Days of it becoming aware of the relevant event of Force
Majeure. Such initial notice shall give sufficient details to identify the
particular event claimed to be an event of Force Majeure.
16.4 A subsequent written notice shall be served by the Party claiming relief on
the other Party within a further fifteen (15) Business Days which shall
contain such relevant information relating to the failure to perform (or
delay in performing) as is available, including (without limitation) the effect
of the event of Force Majeure on the ability of the Party to perform, the
action being taken in accordance with clause 16.2.1, the date of the
occurrence of the event of Force Majeure and an estimate of the period
of time required to overcome it (and/or its effects).
16.5 If the Force Majeure event occurs prior to the Scheduled COD, the
Scheduled COD shall be postponed by such time as shall be reasonable
for such a Force Majeure event, taking into account the likely effect of the
delay. If the Force Majeure event occurs after the Scheduled COD but
prior to the Commercial Operation Date, provided the Last COD has not
yet occurred, the Last COD shall be postponed by such time as shall be
reasonable for such a Force Majeure event, taking into account the likely
effect of the delay.
16.6 The Party claiming relief shall notify the other as soon as the consequences
of the event of Force Majeure have ceased and when performance of its
affected obligations can be resumed.
16.7 If, following the issue of any notice referred to in clause 16.4, the Party
claiming relief receives or becomes aware of any further information
relating to the event of Force Majeure (and/or any failure to perform), it
shall submit such further information to the other Party as soo n as
reasonably possible.
16.8 The Seller’s sole right to relief in relation to the occurrence of an event of
Force Majeure shall be as provided in this clause 16.
16.9 The Seller shall not be entitled to enforce this clause 16.9 pursuant to any
Force Majeure event in respect of which it is entitled to bring a claim under
any insurance policy or would have been so entitled had it been in
compliance with the clause below relating to insurances and information
(Insurances and Information). If, during any twelve (12) month period
commencing on 1 April, the cumulative duration of Force Majeure events
or their consequences, each of which event lasts twenty four (24) hours or
longer, exceeds sixty (60) or more days, the Seller shall be entitled to an
extension of the Term and/or other relief from the Buyer as shall place the
Seller in the same overall economic position as it would have been in but
for such Force Majeure event, provided that any compensation shall not
take a monetary form and the total extension of the Term shall not exceed
ten (10) years.
17. UNFORESEEABLE CONDUCT
17.1 Should any Unforeseeable Conduct occur which adversely affects the
general economic position of the Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to such
compensation and/or relief from the Buyer as shall place the Seller in the
same overall economic position as the Seller would have been in but for
such Unforeseeable Conduct.
17.2 Should any Unforeseeable Conduct occur which beneficially affects the
general economic position of the Seller, the Seller shall pay the value of
such benefit to the Buyer so that the Seller remains in the same overall
economic position it would have been in had the materially beneficial
Unforeseeable Conduct not occurred.
17.3 Neither Party shall be entitled to any relief or compensation under this
clause 17 unless the economic consequences of the Unforeseeable
Conduct exceed zero point five per cent (0.5%) of the sum of all Early
Operating Energy Payments (if any), Deemed Energy Payments (if any)
and Commercial Energy Payments made to the Seller during the
preceding twelve (12) month period.
17.4 The Party claiming the occurrence of the Unforeseeable Conduct
("Claiming Party") shall give written notice to the other Party ("Receiving
Party") containing reasonable particulars of such conduct and its likely
economic consequences to the Seller, whether adverse or beneficial.
17.5 Subject to clause 17.6, the Receiving Party shall have sixty (60) days from
the date of receipt of such notice to effect a remedy for the
Unforeseeable Conduct which restores the general economic position of
the Seller to that which it would have been in if such Unforeseeable
Conduct had not occurred. If the Receiving Party does not effect such a
remedy within such period, the Parties shall consult within ten (10) Business
Days after the expiration of such period with a view to reaching a mutually
satisfactory resolution of the situation. If a mutually satisfactory resolution
has not been reached within such ten (10) Business Day consultation
period, the matter shall be dealt with in accordance with clause 26
(Dispute Resolution).
17.6 If the Seller is the Claiming Party, and the remedy contemplated by the
Buyer under clause 17.5 is monetary compensation, the Buyer shall have
the option to compensate the Seller as a result of the Unforeseeable
Conduct either:
17.6.1 in one lump-sum payment, payable within sixty (60) Business Days of
its receipt of the notice contemplated in clause 17.5 from the Seller;
or
17.6.2 in equal monthly instalments for the remainder of the Term,
commencing within sixty (60) Business Days of its receipt of the notice
contemplated in clause 17.5 from the Seller, provided that interest
shall accrue on the full amount due and payable, at the Agreed
Interest Rate, from the Due Date to, but excluding, the date of final
payment.
17.7 In so far as the Seller is the Claiming Party, it shall use all reasonable
endeavours to minimise and mitigate the effects of all Unforeseeable
Conduct.
18. TERMINATION
18.1 No Termination
Neither Party shall have any right nor shall it exercise or purport to exercise, any right
to terminate this Agreement except as expressly set out in this Agreement.
18.2 Termination for Seller Default
18.2.1 The Buyer shall notify the Seller of the occurrence, and details, of any
Seller Default promptly on the Seller becoming aware of its
occurrence.
18.2.2 On the occurrence of a Seller Default, or within a reasonable time
after the Buyer becomes aware of the same, the Buyer may:
18.2.2.1 where the Seller Default is the default detailed in sub-clause (c)
of the definition of "Seller Default" (namely failure to achieve the
Commercial Operation Date on or before the Last COD);, serve
a notice on the Seller terminating this Agreement (save for the
clauses below relating to general seller undertakings to
miscellaneous matters) with immediate effect;
18.2.2.2 where the Seller Default is the default detailed in sub-clause (b)
of the definition of "Seller Default" (namely failure to Commence
and Continue Construction of the Facility within one hundred and
eighty (180) days of the Effective Date), if the same is continuing,
serve notice of default on the Seller requiring the Seller to remedy
the Seller Default referred to in such notice of default (if the same
is continuing) within ninety (90) days of such notice of default
being delivered. If the Seller Default is not remedied within s uch
period, the Buyer may serve a further notice on the Seller
terminating this Agreement (save for the clauses below relating
to general seller undertakings to miscellaneous matters) with
immediate effect; or
18.2.2.3 for any other Seller Default, while the same is subsisting, serve
notice of default on the Seller requiring the Seller to remedy the
Seller Default referred to in such notice of default (if the same is
continuing) within one hundred and eighty (180) days of such
notice of default being delivered. If the Seller Default is not
remedied within such period, the Buyer may serve a further notice
on the Seller terminating this Agreement (save for the clauses
below relating to general seller undertakings to miscellaneous
matters) with immediate effect.
18.2.3 Buyer’s Costs
18.2.3.1 The Seller shall reimburse the Buyer with all costs incurred by the
Buyer in exercising any of its rights in terms of clause 18.2
(Termination for Seller Default). The Buyer shall take reasonable
steps to mitigate such costs.
18.2.3.2 The rights of the Buyer (to terminate or otherwise) under this
clause 18.2 (Termination for Seller Default) are in addition (and
without prejudice) to any other right which the Buyer may have
in law to claim the amount of any Direct Loss or damages suffered
by the Buyer on account of the acts or omissions of the Seller (or
to take any action other than termination of this Agreement).
18.3 Termination for Buyer Default
Should the Buyer be in default as provided for under clause 9.4 (Failure to
make Payments), the Seller serve notice of default on the Buyer requiring
the Buyer to remedy the Buyer Default referred to in such notice of default
(if the same is continuing) within one hundred and eighty (180) days of
such notice of default being delivered. If the Buyer Default is not remedied
within such period, the Seller may serve a further notice on the Buyer
terminating this Agreement.
In the event of termination of this Agreement by the Seller in terms of this
clause 18.3, the Buyer shall be obliged to compensate the Seller in an
amount as calculated through standard formulae; shared and agreed
upon between the Buyer and the Seller. Upon so doing the Buyer shall have
the right to take over ownership and control of the Facility and the Seller
shall assign any tenancy rights it may have in respect of the land upon
which the Facility is situated to the Buyer.
19. PROJECT INSURANCE
19.1 Insurances and information
19.1.1 The Seller shall, in accordance with this clause 19 (Project Insurance),
obtain and maintain in effect, at its own cost and insurance coverage
of the Facility as is required by:
19.1.1.1 any Laws; and
19.1.1.2 the standards of a Reasonable and Prudent Operator.
19.1.2 The Seller shall take reasonable steps to ensure that its Contractors
obtain and maintain in effect at all times such insurance cover as is
appropriate for a Reasonable and Prudent Operator.
19.1.3 The Seller undertakes to provide the Buyer with any information t he
Buyer may require in order to determine the Seller's compl iance or not
with this clause 18.
19.2 Application of insurance proceeds
Unless the Buyer (acting reasonably) otherwise agrees in writing, the Seller shall
apply all proceeds of any insurance claim made due to loss or damage to the
Project or any part of the Facility (other than claims under any loss of revenue
policies) towards reinstatement or renewal of such loss or damage in the first
instance.
20. GENERAL SELLER UNDERTAKINGS
20.1 As between the Parties and save as otherwise expressly provided for in this
Agreement, at all times during the Term, the Seller shall exercise its rights
and perform all of its obligations as provided for in this Agreement,
including the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of the Facility, at
its sole cost and risk and in compliance with the requirements of:
20.1.1 applicable Laws;
20.1.2 the Codes;
20.1.3 the Consents;
20.1.4 the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
20.1.5 the standards of a Reasonable and Prudent Operator; and
20.1.6 relevant manufacturers' guidelines and instructions.
20.2 The Seller shall at all times ensure that sufficient suitable and appropriately
qualified and experienced personnel will be employed (whether by the
Seller or its Contractors) to undertake the Construction, Operation and
Maintenance of the Facility and that such personnel shall be located in
the Republic of South Africa. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Seller shall ensure that all key personnel positions are always
filled as soon as reasonably possible.
20.3 The Buyer may require the Seller to remove any employee or other
personnel of the Seller or any Contractor from the Project Site and the
Seller shall do so (provided such removal is permitted under applicable
Law) if in the reasonable opinion of the Buyer such employee or personnel
engages in any conduct which might reasonably result in a breach of any
provision of this Agreement or threaten public health, safety or security,
and the Seller shall as soon as reasonably possible replace such employee
or personnel with suitable appropriately qualified and experienced
replacements (provided such replacement is permitted under applicable
Law).
21. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THE BUYER
21.1 All intellectual property rights whatsoever, whether capable of registration
or not, regarding the Buyer’s name, trademarks, logos, image and all other
intellectual property matters relating to the Buyer, including its name,
trademarks, logos and/or image shall remain the sole property of the
Buyer.
21.2 Subject to existing rights and obligations and cl ause 21.3, the Buyer may,
on prior written application by the Seller, grant a non -exclusive revocable
right and licence to the Seller to use the Buyer’s trademarks and logos for
a period not to exceed the remainder of the Term.
21.3 In order to establish and maintain standards of quality and propriety
acceptable to the Buyer, in the event that the Seller desires to use the
Buyer’s trademarks or logos in any way, the Seller shall first submit the
concept or a sample of the proposed use to the Buyer for approval, which
shall be in its sole and absolute discretion. The Buyer shall use reasonable
endeavours to advise the Seller of its approval or disapproval of the
concept or sample within twenty (20) Business Days of its receipt of the
concept or sample. If the Buyer approves the concept or sample, the Seller
shall not depart therefrom in any respect without the Buyer’s further prior
written approval.
21.4 If at any time the Buyer revokes its approval for the specified use of any
trademark or logo, the Seller shall forthwith discontinue all use of such
trademark or logo and shall remove from public sale or distribution any
previously approved product in respect of which the Buyer ha s revoked its
approval. The costs incurred by the Seller as a result of such revocation
shall be borne by the Seller if the grounds for the revocation include any
ground described in clause 21.5.
21.5 The Buyer may revoke its approval immediately upon ten (10) Business
Days written notice to the Seller if the Seller, any Contractor or any of its or
its Contractors’ officers, directors or employees commits any crime or
otherwise engages in conduct which violates any Law, or engages in any
conduct that offends against public morals and decency and, in the
Buyer’s reasonable opinion, materially prejudices the reputation and
public goodwill of the Buyer.
21.6 The Seller acknowledges that the name or names of the Buyer (the
“Protected Names”) are associated with and peculiar to the Buyer and are
the intellectual property of the Buyer. Consequently, the Seller agrees that
the sole and exclusive ownership of the Protected Names shall vest in the
Buyer.
21.7 In circumstances where the Seller utilises any of the Protected Names,
either on its own or in combination or association with any other name, it
does so only in terms of this Agreement and with the prior approval of the
Buyer. On termination or expiry of this Agreement, the Seller shall not be
entitled to operate or conduct any business using any of the Protected
Names either on its own or in combination or association with any other
name.
21.8 Within twenty (20) Business Days after the end of the Term and where the
Seller has operated a company utilising any of the Protected Names with
the permission of the Buyer, the Seller shall either:
21.8.1 de-register the company bearing any of the Protected Names; or
21.8.2 change the name to a name not substantially similar to any of the
Protected Names.
21.9 The naming of the Seller’s business operation shall be undertaken in
consultation with the Buyer and subject to the Buyer’s approval. In
circumstances where the name chosen by the Seller and approved by the
Buyer is not part of the Buyer’s intellectual property, then the rights of the
Buyer contemplated in clause 21.8 shall not be applicable and the
intellectual property shall be the sole property of the Seller.
22. SET-OFF
Whenever any sum of money is agreed or determined to be due and payable by
the Seller to the Buyer, such sum may at the Buyer’s discretion be deducted from
or applied to reduce the amount then due, or which at any time afterwards may
become due from the Buyer to the Seller; provided that the Buyer gives five (5)
Business Days' notice to the Seller of its intention to apply such deduction.
23. ASSIGNMENT
23.1 Prohibition on Assignment
Neither Party may sell, cede, delegate, assign, transfer or otherwise
dispose of (collectively, "Assign") all or any part of its rights and/or
obligations hereunder to a third party without the prior written approval of
the other Party.
24. CONTRACTORS
The Seller shall not be relieved of any obligation, responsibility or liability under this
Agreement by virtue of the appointment of any Contractor to carry out any part of
the Construction, Operation and/or Maintenance of the Facility, and the Seller shall
be responsible under this Agreement for the payment, performance, acts, defaults,
omissions, breaches and negligence of all Contractors.
25. CHANGES IN CONTROL
From the Signature Date, the Seller shall procure that there is no Change in Control
in the Seller (or in any company of which the Seller is a subsidiary), unless such
Change in Control has been approved in writing by the Buyer, which approval shall
not be withheld unreasonably.
26. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
26.1 Referable Disputes
The provisions of this clause 26 shall, save where expressly provided otherwise, apply
to any dispute arising in relation to or in connection with any aspect of this
Agreement between the Parties.
26.2 Internal Referral
26.2.1 If a dispute arises in relation to any aspect of this Agreement, the
Parties shall attempt in good faith to come to an agreement in relation
to the disputed matter, in accordance with the following informal
process:
26.2.1.1 all disputes shall first be referred to a meeting of the liaison officers
or other designated executives from each Party who are actively
involved in the Project, and have sufficient authority to be able
(if necessary with consultation back to their respective
organisations) to resolve it; and
26.2.1.2 if the Parties have been unable to resolve the dispute within
fifteen (15) days of referral to the persons specified in clause
26.2.1.1, either Party may refer the dispute for a decision by the
accounting officer or accounting authority of the Buyer and the
chief executive officer or equivalent officer of the Seller.
26.2.2 In attempting to resolve the dispute in accordance with the provisions
of this clause 26.2, the Parties shall (and shall procure that their
employees and representatives shall) use reasonable endeavours to
resolve such dispute without delay by negotiations or any other
informal procedure which the relevant representatives may adopt.
Those attempts shall be conducted in good faith in an effort to resolve
the dispute without necessity for formal proceedings.
26.2.3 Any dispute which has not been resolved by the representatives
contemplated in clause 26.2.1.2 within fifteen (15) days of the dispute
being referred to them (or any longer period agreed between the
Parties) shall be treated as a dispute in respect of which informal
resolution has failed.
26.3 Performance to Continue
No reference of any dispute to any resolution process in terms of this clause
26 shall relieve either Party from any liability for the due and punctual
performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
26.4 Litigation
26.4.1 Save where any dispute has been expressly referred for determination
in terms of clause 27 (Fast Track Dispute Resolution), if informal
resolution of any dispute has failed, then the dispute may be referred
to litigation in the High Courts by either Party.
26.4.2 Neither Party is limited in any proceedings before the High Court to
the information, evidence or arguments used in the informal attempts
to resolve the dispute.
27. FAST TRACK DISPUTE RESOLUTION
27.1 Disputes expressly referred for determination pursuant to this clause 26 shall
be determined by the relevant Independent Expert.
27.2 Within five (5) Business Days after a dispute has been referred by either
Party to the appropriate Independent Expert, the Independent Expert shall
require the Parties to submit in writing their respective arguments. The
Independent Expert shall, in his absolute discretion, consider whether a
hearing is necessary in order to resolve the dispute.
27.3 It shall be entirely within the power and competence of the Independent
Expert to decide upon any matters related to the proper preparation of
the dispute for hearing and in that regard the Independent Expert shall
direct the Parties accordingly.
27.4 The Independent Expert shall set the date for the hearing, choose the
venue (which must be a venue in South Africa) for the hearing and
determine all matters regarding any aspect of the hearing. Moreover, the
Independent Expert can decide whether at the hearing the Parties are to
give oral evidence or confine themselves to presenting their cases in
writing or by some other appropriate procedure. In this regard, the
Independent Expert must be guided by considerations of fairness, the cost -
effective resolution of the dispute, and the need to resolve the dispute
quickly.
27.5 The Independent Expert shall provide both Parties with his written decision
on the dispute, within twenty (20) Business Days of the referral (or such
other period as the Parties may agree after the referral). Th e Independent
Expert shall give his reasons for the award, if so requested by either Party.
27.6 The Independent Expert’s costs of any referral shall be borne as the
Independent Expert shall specify or, if not specified, equally by the Parties.
Each Party shall bear its own costs arising out of the referral, including its
legal costs and the costs and expenses of any witnesses.
27.7 The Independent Expert shall act impartially and may take the initiative in
ascertaining the facts and the Law.
27.8 Should the need arise for either Party to seek interim or temporary relief
before the adjudication is finalised, that Party may apply to the
Independent Expert to grant such interlocutory order or give the required
temporary relief and the Independent Expert shall have the same p ower
to do so as if the matter were one heard by a Judge in the High Court of
South Africa, save that if by Law such power or order cannot be exercised
or given by an Independent Expert then, and then only, should the Parties
refer such matter to such High Court.
27.9 The proceedings shall be confidential and all information, data or
documentation disclosed or delivered by either Party to the Independent
Expert in consequence of or in connection with his appointment as
Independent Expert shall be treated as confidential. Neither the Parties nor
the Independent Expert shall, save as permitted by clause 30
(Confidentiality) of this Agreement, disclose to any person any such
information, data or documentation unless the Parties otherwise agree in
writing, and all such information, data or documentation shall remain the
property of the Party is closing or delivering the same and all copies shall
be returned to such Party on completion of the Independent Expert’s work.
27.10 The Independent Expert is not liable for anything done or omitted in the
discharge or purported discharge of his functions as Independent Expert,
unless the act or omission is grossly negligent or in bad faith. Any employee
or agent of the Independent Expert is similarly protected from liability.
27.11 Should any Party fail to co-operate with the Independent Expert with the
result that in the view of the Independent Expert such default or omission
prejudices the adjudication process, then the Independent Expert can
either:
27.11.1 give that Party written notice that unless it remedies the default or
omission within a given time, it will forfeit the right to continue to
participate in the adjudication; or
27.11.2 warn the Party in writing that its default or omission may make it liable
to a punitive order of costs irrespective of whether it succeeds in the
adjudication or not and such punitive award of costs may include an
order of attorney and client costs or attorney and own client costs a s
those expressions are understood in the Uniform Rules of Court.
27.12 The Independent Expert shall be deemed not to be an arbitrator but shall
render his decision as an expert and the provisions of the Arbitration Act,
1965 and any other law relating to arbitration shall not apply to the
Independent Expert or his determination or the procedure by which he
reaches his determination. The Independent Expert’s decision shall be final
and binding on the Parties.
28. LIABILITY
28.1 Direct losses
28.1.1 The Parties' liability to each other in respect of any claim that arises
pursuant to this Agreement, whether under delict or contract, shall be
as detailed in this Agreement, and no Party shall have any additional
liability to the other Party in respect of such claim.
28.1.2 Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in this
Agreement, neither Party shall be liable to the other Party for any
Special Loss suffered by such other Party as a result of any act or
omission by the first Party.
28.1.3 Save as expressly provided elsewhere in this Agre ement, neither Party
shall be liable to the other Party for any losses, liabilities, expenses,
damages, costs and claims (including Claims) suffered or claimed
which arise out of, under or in connection with any alleged breach of
any statutory duty or delictual act or omission or otherwise.
28.2 Mitigation
The Parties shall comply with their common law duties to mitigate any
losses, liabilities, expenses, damages, costs and claims (including Claims)
they may have pursuant to this Agreement.
29. THIRD PARTY INDEMNITY
Each Party (the "Indemnifying Party") indemnifies and holds harmless the other
Party, its Affiliates, and their respective officers, employees, consultants, agents
and representatives (the "Indemnified Parties") against any and all Claims
which may be asserted against or suffered by any of the Indemnified Parties,
which relate to any death, injury or loss or damage to property suffered by the
relevant third party, to the extent resulting from any negligent act or omission
of the Indemnifying Party and its respective officers, employees, consultants,
agents and representatives, provided that the death, injury, loss or damage
suffered by the relevant third party is not attributable to any act or omission of
any one or more of the Indemnified Parties or to the failure of one or more of
the Indemnified Parties to take reasonable steps to mitigate or avoid the
death, injury, loss or damage in question.
30. CONFIDENTIALITY
30.1 Confidential Information
Each Party shall treat any and all information and data disclosed to it by
the other Party in connection with this Agreement in any form whatsoever,
and this Agreement itself (the "Confidential Information") as confidential
and proprietary, shall preserve the secrecy of the Confidential Information
and shall not use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than
solely in connection with the Project. Project Data shall not constitute
Confidential Information.
30.2 Exclusions to Confidential Information
For the purposes of this clause 30 (Confidentiality), the term "Confidential
Information" shall not include information which:
30.2.1 at the time of disclosure or at any time thereafter is in, or becomes
part of, the public domain other than through a breach of this clause
30;
30.2.2 the Party receiving the information can prove was already known to
it, or was independently acquired or developed by it without being in
breach of its obligations under this clause 30 ;
30.2.3 became available to the Party receiving the information from another
source in a non-confidential manner otherwise than in breach of an
obligation of confidentiality; or
30.2.4 is published by, or the publication of which is required by, a
Responsible Authority or any court.
30.3 Permitted disclosure of Confidential Information
Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 30.1 (Confidential Information),
the Confidential Information may be disclosed:
30.3.1 by either Party to any Responsible Authority (where for the purposes
of this clause 30.3 such definition shall be limited to South Africa) or to
any of the shareholders (direct or indirect), agents, consultants,
contractors, advisers, financiers, potential financiers, investors,
potential purchasers of the interests of shareholders (direct or
indirect), insurers or lenders of such Party or its affiliates, in any such
case for the purpose of enabling the disclosing Party to comply with
its obligations under this Agreement, provided th at:
30.3.1.1 such Party notifies the recipient at or about the time of such
disclosure that the information is confidential and should not be
disclosed by the recipient to third parties; and
30.3.1.2 such Party shall be responsible for ensuring that the recipient
keeps the Confidential Information confidential and shall
accordingly be responsible for any failure of the recipient to do
so;
30.3.2 by either Party as may be required by the regulations of any
recognised securities exchange upon which the share capital of the
Party (or any shareholder (direct or indirect) in the Party) is or is
proposed to be from time to time listed or dealt in, and the Party
making the disclosure shall, if reasonably practicable prior to making
the disclosure, and in any event as soon as reasonably pra cticable
thereafter, supply the other Party with a copy of such disclosure or
statement and details of the persons to whom the Confidential
Information is to be, or has been, disclosed;
30.3.3 by either Party as may be necessary to comply with any obligation
under any applicable Law;
30.3.4 by either Party if required by any court, any arbitrator or administrative
tribunal or an expert in the course of proceedings before it to which
the disclosing Party is a party; or
30.3.5 by either Party, if so agreed in writing by the Parti es prior to the
disclosure.
30.4 Ownership and treatment
30.4.1 Save for all Project Data, all information supplied by or on behalf of a
Party shall remain the property of such Party, and this Agreement shall
not operate to transfer ownership interest therein.
30.4.2 The Parties shall, in so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that any
copies of the Confidential Information, whether in hard copy or
computerised form, shall clearly identify the Confidential Information
as confidential.
31. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
31.1 The validity, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be
governed by the laws of South Africa.
31.2 Subject to the provisions of clause 27 (Fast Track Dispute Resolution), each
Party agrees that the High Court of South Africa shall have exclusive
jurisdiction to hear and decide any application, action, suit, proceeding
or dispute in connection with this Agreement, and irrevocably submits to
the jurisdiction of the High Court of South Africa.
32. NOTICES
32.1 Methods of delivery
Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices, requests,
statements and other communications required or permitted between the
Parties by this Agreement shall be in writing and either hand -delivered or
sent by pre-paid registered post, email or facsimile to the address or
number within South Africa of the Party concerned set out in clause 32.2
(Addresses) or such other address or number as contemplated in clause
32.4 (Change in address). No communication shall be effective until
received by the addressee and a communication shall be deemed to
have been received:
32.1.1 if delivered by hand during ordinary business hours, to its physical
address in clause 32.2 (Addresses), when so delivered;
32.1.2 if delivered by pre-paid registered post, to its postal address in clause
32.2 (Addresses), seven (7) Business Days after posting, subject to
proof of posting;
32.1.3 if delivered by email, upon receipt by the sender of a return email
from the recipient in which the sender’s communication is
acknowledged (it being the responsibility of the sender to obtain such
acknowledgement); and
32.1.4 if delivered by facsimile, upon sending, subject to confirmation of
uninterrupted transmission on a transmission report and provided that
a hard copy is promptly dispatched to the recipient in the manner
provided in clauses 32.1.1 or 32.1.2 above.
32.2 Addresses
The Parties choose the postal and physical addresses and contact details set out
below:
32.2.1 The Seller:
Postal Address: [●]
Physical Address: [●]
Email Address: [●]
Fax No.: [●]
Tel No.: [●]
Attention: [●]; and
32.2.2 The Buyer:
Postal Address: [●]
Physical Address: [●]
Email Address: [●]
Fax No.: [●]
Tel No.: [●]
Attention: [●];
32.3 Domicilium citandi et executandi
The Parties choose the physical address set out opposite their names in clause 32.2
(Addresses) as their domicilium citandi et executandi for all purposes of and in
connection with this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
a written legal notice or process actually received by a Party shall be an adequate
written notice or process, notwithstanding that it was not sent to or delivered at its
chosen domicilium citandi et executandi.
32.4 Change in address
Either Party may change its nominated physical or postal address to another
physical or postal address, as the case may be, in South Africa (and not in any other
country) or its contact details by giving at least fifteen (15) days' prior written notice
to the other Party.
33. WARRANTIES
33.1 Seller warranties
The Seller represents and warrants to the Buyer as on the Signature Date and on
each day thereafter during the Term, that:
33.1.1 it is a limited liability company, duly incorporated and validly existing
under the Laws and has taken all necessary actions to authorise its
execution of and to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement;
33.1.2 it has the sole purpose, object and business of undertaking the Project
and selling Energy in terms of this Agreement;
33.1.3 its obligations under this Agreement are legal, valid and binding and
enforceable against it, in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement;
33.1.4 the execution and performance of this Agreement do not and will not
contravene any provision of the memorandum or articles of
association or memorandum of incorporation of the Seller as a t the
Effective Date, or any order or other decision of any Responsible
Authority or arbitrator that is binding on the Seller as at the Effective
Date;
33.1.5 all Consents required for the conduct of the Project are in full force
and effect as at the Signature Date, save for any Consents which are
not required under the Laws to be obtained by the Signature Date,
provided that the Seller warrants that it knows of no reason (having
made all reasonable enquiries in this regard) why any such Consent
will not be granted on reasonable terms by the time it is required to
obtain such Consent;
33.1.6 no litigation, arbitration, investigation or administrative proceeding is
in progress as at the Signature Date or, to the best of the knowledge
of the Seller as at the Signature Date (having made all reasonable
enquiries), threatened against it or any of the Contractors, which is
likely to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Seller to
conduct the Project;
33.1.7 the Seller is not subject to any obligation or non-compliance which is
likely to have a material adverse effect on its ability to conduct the
Project;
33.1.8 no proceedings or any other steps have been taken or, to the best of
the knowledge of the Seller (having made all reasonable enquiries),
threatened for the winding-up or liquidation (whether voluntary or
involuntary, provisional or final), judicial management (whether
provisional or final), business rescue or deregistration of the Seller or
for the appointment of a liquidator, judicial manager or similar officer
over it or over any of its assets;
33.1.9 it has not carried out any trading or business activities since its
incorporation or incurred any liabilities other than in connection with
the operations of the Project (including the entering into of this
Agreement);
33.1.10 all information disclosed by or on behalf of the Seller to the Buyer at
any time up to the Signature Date and, in particular, during the bid
process preceding the award of this Agreement to the Seller, is true,
complete and accurate in all material respects and the S eller is not
aware of any material facts or circumstances not disclosed to the
Buyer which would, if disclosed, be likely to have an adverse effect
on the Buyer’s decision (acting reasonably) to enter into this
Agreement with the Seller; and
33.2 Buyer warranties
The Buyer represents and warrants to the Seller as on the Signature Date and on
each day thereafter during the Term, as follows:
33.2.1 it is duly established under the laws of South Africa and has the right,
power and authority to enter into this Agreement an d to perform its
obligations hereunder; and
33.2.2 the execution and performance of this Agreement by it has been duly
authorised by all necessary internal processes, and its obligations
hereunder constitute valid, binding and enforceable obligations.
34. REPRESENTATIVES
34.1 Buyer's Representative
34.1.1 The Buyer shall appoint from the Signature Date until the Expiry Date
an individual (the "Buyer’s Representative") whose identity shall be
notified to the Seller to act as the Buyer’s duly authorised
representative for all purposes connected with this Agreement. The
Buyer shall notify the Seller in writing forthwith upon the replacement
at any time of the Buyer’s Representative and such replacement shall
not be effective until notice has been given.
34.1.2 The Buyer’s Representative may delegate any of his functions from
time to time to a person or persons the identity of whom shall be
notified to the Seller and references in this Agreement to the Buyer’s
Representative shall be construed to include such persons.
34.1.3 Any notice, instruction or information required to be given by or made
to the Buyer shall only be valid if given by or delivered to the Buyer’s
Representative.
34.2 Seller's Representative
34.2.1 The Seller shall appoint from the Signature Date until the Expiry Date,
an individual (the "Seller’s Representative") whose identity shall be
notified to the Buyer to act as the Seller’s duly authorized
representative for all purposes connected with this Agreement. The
Seller shall notify the Buyer in writing forthwith upon the replacement
at any time of the Seller’s Representative and such replacement shall
not be effective until such notice has been given.
34.2.2 Any notice, instruction or information required to be given by or made
to the Seller shall only be valid if given by or delivered to the Selle r’s
Representative.
35. MISCELLANEOUS
35.1 No partnership or agency
This Agreement shall not constitute or imply any partnership, joint venture,
agency, fiduciary relationship or other relationship between the Parties other
than the contractual relationship expressly provided for in this Agreement.
Neither Party shall have, nor represent that it has, any authority to make any
commitments on the other Party's behalf.
35.2 No amendment or variation
This Agreement may not be released, discharged, supplemented,
interpreted, amended, varied or modified in any manner except by an
instrument in writing signed by a duly authorised officer or representative of
each of the Parties to this Agreement.
35.3 Waiver
35.3.1 The failure of any Party to exercise any contractual right or remedy
shall not constitute a waiver thereof.
35.3.2 No waiver shall be effective unless it is communicated in writing to the
other Party.
35.3.3 No waiver of any right or remedy arising from a breach of contract
shall constitute a waiver of any right or remedy arising from an y other
breach of this Agreement.
35.4 Third Parties
The Parties intend that terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be
solely for the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors, and
shall not confer any rights upon any third parties.
35.5 Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts or
duplicates, each of which shall be an original, and such counterparts or
duplicates shall together constitute one and the same agreement.
35.6 Entire Agreement
35.6.1 This Agreement contains the whole agreement between the Parties in
respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior written
or oral agreement between them.
35.6.2 Each Party acknowledges and agrees that it is not entering into this
Agreement in reliance on, and shall have no right o f action against
the other Party in respect of, any assurance, promise, undertaking,
representation or warranty made by the other Party at any time prior
to the Signature Date, unless it is expressly set out in this Agreement.
35.7 Further assurances
Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such further
instruments, and do all further similar acts as may be necessary or
appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
35.8 Public Relations and Publicity
35.8.1 The Seller acknowledges that certain information pertaining to the
Project and the Project Data is required to be disclosed in
accordance with the statutory reporting obligation of the Buyer to
publish information about the performance of the Seller and/or any
other information as it may be required to publish from time to time in
response to enquiries from:
35.8.1.1 Parliament and its members and officers in accordance with the
provisions of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 or the
Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003 ;
35.8.1.2 the Auditor-General under the Public Audit Act, 2004; and
35.8.1.3 persons acting in the public interest in accordance with the
provisions of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000.
35.8.2 Subject to clause 35.8.3, neither Party shall communicate with
representatives of the press, television, radio or other communications
media on any matter concerning this Agreement without the prior
approval of the other Party, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld.
35.8.3 To the extent that the Buyer is obliged to disclose or publish
information pursuant to clause 35.8.1, it undertakes to the Seller, if time
permits, to consult with the Seller prior to any communication
contemplated by this clause 35.8.3, and if time does not so permit,
such consultation shall be dispensed with by the Parties.
35.8.4 No facilities to photograph or film in or upon the Project Sites shall be
given to or permitted by the Seller unless the Buyer has given prior
written approval.
35.9 Language
This Agreement is made only in the English language. Each document
referred to in this Agreement or to be delivered under it shall be in the
English language.
35.10 Costs
Each Party shall bear its own costs in relation to the negotiation and
preparation of this Agreement.
35.11 Severability
If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court or other
Responsible Authority to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, it shall be
deemed to be deleted from this Agreement and shall be of no force
and effect and this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as
if such provision had not been contained in this Agreement. In the
event of any such deletion the Parties shall negotiate in good faith in
order to agree the terms of a mutually acceptable and satisfactory
alternative provision in place of the provision so deleted.
35.12 City of Cape Town General Conditions of Contract and Special Conditions
of Contract
The Parties expressly stipulate and agree that:
35.12.1 the procurement represented by this Agreement is governed by the
City of Cape Town General Conditions of Contract and Special
Conditions of Contract set out in Volume 3 of TENDER NO: [
]/2020/21 apply to this Agreement; but
35.12.2 notwithstanding the provisions of clause 35.12.1, where the provisions
of such General Conditions of Contract and/or Special Conditions of
Contract contradict, are in conflict with, or do not align with, the
provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall
prevail.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by
their duly authorised representatives.
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
______________________________
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
______________________________
SCHEDULE 1
DETAILS OF THE PROJECT AND FACILITY
Part 1
Facility
Description of Facility
[Seller to provide a one paragraph description of the Facility and its
components.]
Scale Drawing
[Seller to provide a scale drawing of the Facility, in high resolution, with the
following clearly labelled:
the Reference Pyranometer (if applicable);
the Reference Temperature Sensor (if applicable);
the Facility substation and the Distribution or Transmission substation (as
the case may be);
cables up to the Delivery Point;
the location of the Facility Metering Installation;
the location of the System Metering Installation;
access roads;
the legal description of the property or properties covered by the Project
Site, including (in respect of each property where the Project Site covers
multiple properties) erf number or farm name and number, registration
division, magisterial district and farm subdivision name where applicable;
and
a clear depiction of the Project Site boundary as well as the co -ordinates
of each corner point along the boundary (including the coordinate
system used). The polygon formed by the Project Site boundary should
close, so the last co-ordinate must be the same as the first co-ordinate.
If all of the above information cannot be incorporated onto a single, easily
legible, drawing or map, then more than one drawing or map may be
used.]
Facility Details
[Seller to complete the following table as applicable.]
Project Name:
Contracted Capacity: [MW]
Maximum Export Capacity (as
defined in the Distribution
Agreement or the Transmission
Agreement, as the case may be):
[MW]
PV Module Type (if applicable):
[e.g. Polycrystalline,
Monocrystalline, Thin Film]
Number of PV Modules (if
applicable):
Number of module strings (where a
string constitutes a number of
modules connected to a common
inverter)(if applicable):
Mounting Type (fixed, single axis
tracking or double axis tracking)(if
applicable):
PV or other inverter (manufacturer
and model)(if applicable):
Wind Turbine Generator ("WTG") Type
and nameplate capacity:
[e.g. 3-Bladed, horizontal Axis, 2 MW]
WTG Model:
[e.g. Vestas V90 2.0MW]
Hub Height: [m]
WTG Rotor Diameter: [m]
Number of WTGs:
Maximum instantaneous AC rated
capacity of inverter: [MW]
Maximum continuous AC rated
capacity of inverter: [MW]
Number of inverters:
Transformer ratings:
Number of transformers:
Planned voltage connection level:
Planned connection point (i.e. the
name of the substation or distribution
line onto which the Project is
intended to connect):
P50 Forecast Energy Output
[Seller to provide the average annual forecasted Energy Output [MWh] for
the first 20 years of operation or for the duration of this Agreement (whichever
is the shortest). Forecasts shall be based upon P50 estimates.]
Contract Forecast Annual Energy Contract Forecast Annual Energy
Year Output (MWh) Year Output (MWh)
1 11
2 12
3 13
4 14
5 15
6 16
7 17
8 18
9 19
10 20
Part 2
Single Line Diagram
[Seller to provide a single line diagram of the Facility, in high resolution, with the
following clearly labelled (if necessary for clearer presentation, the diagram
may be broken down and presented on several pages):
Ownership boundaries;
Operational boundaries;
Delivery Point;
Substation;
Layout of the Facility Metering Installation; and
Layout of the System Metering Installation.]
Part 3
Energy Rates
1. The Commercial Energy Rate shall be ZAR/kWh, as Indexed annually.
2. The Early Operating Energy Rate shall be ZAR/MWh, which is equal to
60% of the Commercial Energy Rate, and which shall adjust when the
Commercial Energy Rate adjusts so that it is equal to 60% of the
Commercial Energy Rate.
Indexation
The Commercial Energy Rate shall be adjusted on 1 April in each Calendar Year
starting 12 months following the base date of 1 April 2021 using the following
formula:
P n = P b * (I n /I b)
where:
P n = Fully Indexed Commercial Energy Rate in Year n;
P b = ZAR [*]/MWh (being the Fully Indexed Commercial Energy Rate at the
Base Date);
In = Consumer Price Index as published in Contract Year n for the
immediately preceding year commencing 1 January and ending 31
December; and
I b = CPI Index at Base Date, being the published Consumer Price Index
(Dec 2016 = 100) in respect of the month of December 2020, as rebased
by Statistics South Africa (or its equivalent successor entity) from time to
time
SCHEDULE 2
COMPLETION MILESTONES AND FORMS OF NOTICES
Part 1
Completion Milestones
[The Seller must include in this schedule, for information purposes only, a
level 1 project schedule Gantt chart at monthly resolution to show the key
activities, events, dependencies and milestones from early Project
development through to Scheduled COD. In particular, the project
schedule Gantt chart shall show the following:
anticipated timescale for completion of the distribution connection
works; and
timeframes for activities such as equipment delivery lead times,
securing permits and construction timescales.
Other than for the Scheduled COD or as specifically provided for elsewhere
in this Agreement, failure to achieve the milestones set forth in the project
schedule Gantt chart shall not be a breach of this Agreement.]
Part 2
Facility Completion Form
[on the letterhead of the Independent Engineer]
[Date]
City of Cape Town
via email to
Attention:
Facility Completion Form
Dear Sirs,
We refer to the Power Purchase Agreement entered into between ___ and the
City of Cape Town on [insert date] (the "PPA").
All capitalised terms in this notice ("Notice") shall, unless separately defined
herein, bear the meaning ascribed to them in the PPA.
This Notice is the Facility Completion Notice as defined in and required to be
issued in terms of the PPA.
We hereby represent and warrant the following:
The Facility is compliant with the Codes.
The Facility has passed the relevant acceptance tests and has been
successfully commissioned in accordance with the relevant construction
contract, the Codes and the Consents.
The Achieved Capacity of the Facility, being the net Capacity of the
Facility estimated at the Delivery Point and expressed as AC power
capacity, net of auto- consumption and electrical losses up to the
Delivery Point, as determined pursuant to the acceptance tests
described above, is ___MW.
The Facility has a mechanism installed to l imit the Capacity exported
from the Facility to the lower of the Achieved Capacity and the
Contracted Capacity.
The Reference Pyranometer and the Reference Temperature Sensor
have been installed at the locations agreed in the PPA, have been
successfully commissioned and are capable of performing their
functions as set out in the PPA.
The Facility is ready to commence commercial operation and to deliver Energy
Output to the Buyer.
Yours faithfully,
[NAME OF INDEPENDENT ENGINEER]
Representative of the Seller
Part 2
Form of Notice of Commencement of Facility
[on the letterhead of the Seller]
[Date]
City of Cape Town
via email to
Attention:
Notice of Commencement of Facility
Dear Sirs
We refer to the power purchase agreement dated ___ (the "PPA") between the
City of Cape Town (the "Buyer") and ourselves, ___ (the "Seller").
This notice ("Notice") is the Notice of Commencement of Facility referred to in
clause 4.5 (Commercial Operation Date) of the PPA. Unless otherwise defined
herein, capitalised terms used in this Notice shall have the meanings assigned to
them in the PPA.
We hereby represent and warrant the following:
1. The Facility has achieved Facility Completion and the Facility
Completion Form has been issued in respect of it.
2. The Achieved Capacity of the Facility is ___ MW.
3. NERSA [or ___, being the person nominated by NERSA for such purpose]
has issued to the Seller a notification of the Facility’s compliance with
the Codes, and such notification is attached hereto.
4. NTC and or the Distributor has provided written confirmation to the Seller
certifying that the Facility may be connected to the System for purposes
of delivering Commercial Energy, and such confirmation is attached
hereto.
5. The Independent Engineer has confirmed that the Facility is in
compliance with the Codes, and such notification is attached hereto.
6. The Facility is ready to commence commercial operation and to deliver
Energy Output to the Buyer, and the Commercial Operation Date shall
be [insert date].
7. We have obtained all of the Consents required for the Operation and
Maintenance of the Facility, all of which remain in full force and effect,
and we know of no reason why any such Consent may be withdrawn or
terminated.
8. All agreements required for the Construction, Operation and
Maintenance of the Facility and the performance by the Seller of its
obligations under the PPA, including the Transmission Agreement or the
Distribution Agreement (as the case may be), have been e ntered into,
are in full force and effect and remain valid and binding.
9. The Facility Metering Installation has been procured, installed, tested
and successfully commissioned in accordance with the PPA.
10. None of the events entitling the Buyer to terminate the PPA in
accordance with clause 18 (Termination) have occurred and are
continuing.
11. All of the Project insurances required pursuant to clause 19 (Project
Insurance) of the PPA are in place and in full force and effect.
Yours faithfully,
[NAME OF SELLER]
Representative of the Seller
SCHEDULE 3
SCHEDULED AND UNSCHEDULED OUTAGES
The following conditions shall apply to ensure good co-ordination between Seller
and Buyer in respect of the Operation of the Facility during scheduled and
Unscheduled Outages.
1. Three (3) year ahead Planned Maintenance Schedule
1.1 Not later than six (6) Months prior to the commencement of each
Contract Year, (save for the first year of Operation of the Facility,
for which the corresponding period shall be forty (40) Business Days
prior to the Commercial Operation Date), the Seller shall provide
indicative capacity plans, including maintenance schedules, for
the three (3) year period.
1.2 The Buyer shall determine the Operating reserve and the Weekly
unplanned allowance requirements resulting in the capacity in
respect of which Maintenance can be undertaken for the three (3)
year ahead period.
1.3 Not later than sixty (60) Business Days prior to the commencement
of each Contract Year, the Buyer shall publish the provisional
Maintenance schedule indicating which Maintenance has to be
rescheduled to meet the requirements for System stability
("Maintenance Schedule"). The Buyer and the Seller, both acting
reasonably, shall consult and agree regarding alterations to the
indicative capacity plans or Maintenance Schedules.
2. Annual Planned Maintenance Schedule
2.1 Not later than six (6) Months prior to the commencement of each
Contract Year (save for the first year of Operation of the Facility, for
which the corresponding period shall be forty (40) Business Days
prior to the Commercial Operation Date), the Seller shall submit its
Scheduled Outages for that year following consultation with the
Buyer regarding the Buyer's anticipated major Maintenance
Outages in that calendar year.
2.2 The Buyer may on not less than forty (40) Business Days' prior written
notice to the Seller, request the Seller to reschedule a Scheduled
Outage to an alternative Month and the Seller shall use all
reasonable endeavours to accommodate such rescheduling if it is
consistent with the standards of a Reasonable and Prudent
Operator.
2.3 The Seller may on no less than twenty (20) Business Days' prior
written notice to the Buyer reschedule a Scheduled Outage to an
alternative Month; provided that such rescheduling is consented to
in writing by the Buyer, which consent may not be unreasonabl y
withheld.
3. Monthly and Weekly planned maintenance schedule
3.1 Following consultation with the Buyer regarding the Buyer's
anticipated major maintenance outages in the Contract Month,
not later than five (5) Business Days prior to the commencement of
each calendar month (the "Contract Month"), the Seller shall submit
its Scheduled Outages for that Contract Month.
3.2 The Buyer may on no less than five (5) Business Days' prior written
notice to the Seller, request the Seller to reschedule a Scheduled
Outage to an agreed time period and the Seller shall use all
reasonable endeavours to accommodate such rescheduling if it is
consistent with the standards of a Reasonable and Prudent
Operator.
3.3 The Seller may on no less than five (5) Business Days' prior written
notice to the Buyer reschedule a Scheduled Outage to an agreed
time period provided that such rescheduling is cons ented to in
writing by the Buyer, which consent may not be unreasonably
withheld.
3.4 The Seller shall publish the final Maintenance Schedule for the
Facility by the Thursday preceding the first Week of that schedule.
3.5 The Seller may not conduct scheduled maintenance other than in
accordance with the Maintenance Schedule, unless it has received
the approval of the Distributor.
4. Reactions to unplanned outages and curtailment
In case of a System Event that lasts more than twenty four (24) hours, the Buyer
may on notice given no more than forty eight (48) hours after the
commencement of the System Event, request the Seller to reschedule a
Scheduled Outage to be commenced during the time period of System Event
and the Seller shall use all reasonable endeavours to accommodate such
rescheduling if it is consistent with the standards of a Reasonable and Prudent
Operator.
SCHEDULE 4
FORECASTING INFORMATION
1. Weekly Forecast Generation Profile
The Seller shall provide to the Buyer, and its System Operator on a Weekly
basis, before 09:00 on the preceding Wednesday, the Week ahead
generation forecast, calculated at the Delivery Point.
Day MWh Available MW
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2. Daily Forecast Generation Profile
The Seller shall provide to the Buyer, and its System Operator on a daily basis,
fourteen (14) hours before the commencement of each day, the day ahead
generation forecast, calculated at the Delivery Point.
Time Hours MWh Available MW
00:00 01:00
01:00 02:00
02:00 03:00
03:00 04:00
04:00 05:00
05:00 06:00
06:00 07:00
07:00 08:00
08:00 09:00
09:00 10:00
10:00 11:00
11:00 12:00
12:00 13:00
13:00 14:00
14:00 15:00
15:00 16:00
16:00 17:00
17:00 18:00
18:00 19:00
19:00 20:00
20:00 21:00
21:00 22:00
22:00 23:00
23:00 24:00
SCHEDULE 5
LIST OF FIRMS - INDEPENDENT ENGINEER
[PREFERRED BIDDERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE DETAILS OF AT LEAST FIVE
INDEPENDENT ENGINEERS, TO BE REDUCED TO FIVE OR LESS IN THE FINAL
AGREEMENT]
Firm Name Physical Telephone Contact person and
Address Number email address
SCHEDULE 6
DEEMED ENERGY PAYMENT
The Deemed Energy Payment for the purposes of this Agreement shall be
determined in terms of this Schedule 6 (Deemed Energy Payment), and shall be
invoiced in terms of clause 9 (Invoicing).
1. Facility Availability
Facility Availability is a measure of what proportion of the Facility is typically in
a functional and operable state to export Energy Output to the Delivery Point.
The Facility availability shall be calculated as an average value over the
Operating Period by using the following formula:
k
where:
1.1 FA is the Facility Availability calculated after "k" ten (10) minute
periods have elapsed in the Operating Period;
1.2 j is a counter indicating the relevant ten (10) minute period;
1.3 k is the number of complete ten (10) minute periods that have
elapsed since the commencement of the Operating Period;
1.4 WA is a weighted average of the availability of the Facility
(considering that Units may be of different capacities and
contribute proportionately to the overall Facility Availability). WA
shall be calculated every ten (10) minutes within the Operating
Period by using the following formula:
n
where:
1.4.1 UA i is the availability of the i th Unit, which shall be equivalent to
the proportion of the total Capacity of that Unit that is in a
functional and operable state to generate Energy Output. Unit
Availability shall be determined within each ten (10) minute
period by recording and analysing the AC power output at the
inverter terminals;
1.4.2 AC is the Achieved Capacity of the Facility (MW);
1.4.3 Uci is the nominal Capacity of the i th Unit (MW);
1.4.4 n is the number of Units in the Facility; and
1.4.5 i is a counter indicating the relevant Unit.
2. Facility Power Curve ("FPC") (Solar)
2.1 From the Commercial Operation Date and for the first Contract
Year thereafter, the Seller shall measure and record the following
information for the purpose of determining the FPC:
2.1.1 "In Plane Irradiance" (GKi) (kW/ m2), which is the solar radiation
available on the plane of a solar PV module;
2.1.2 module temperature (°C); and
2.1.3 Energy Output of the Facility in (MWh), (the "FPC Data").
2.1.4 For technologies other than solar, the seller is to determine the most
appropriate method of compiling the FPC data for the facility, and
agree on this with the Buyer
2.2 The following requirements shall apply to the measurement and
recording of the FPC Data:
2.2.1 the FPC Data shall be recorded as average values taken over
ten (10) minute intervals;
2.2.2 the FPC Data shall be logged by a data logger on the Project
Site and date stamped;
2.2.3 the FPC Data shall be collected by the Facility SCADA system;
2.2.4 In Plane Irradiance shall be measured using a Pyranometer
mounted at a location at or near the Project Site (the
"Reference Pyranometer"). The Reference Pyranometer shall be
confirmed by an Independent Engineer. The location of the
Reference Pyranometer may not be changed without the prior
written agreement of both Parties;
2.2.5 the In Plane Irradiance data shall be grouped in bins of 50W/m 2 ;
2.2.6 the module temperature shall be measured using a
temperature sensor mounted at an appropriate location within
the Facility (the "Reference Temperature Sensor"). The
Reference Temperature Sensor shall be confirmed by an
Independent Engineer. The location of the Reference
Temperature Sensor may not be changed without the prior
written agreement of both Parties;
2.2.7 the module temperature data shall be grouped in bins of five (5)
°C; and
2.2.8 the Capacity of the Facility as recorded at the Delivery Point
shall be divided by the Facility Availability during the same
period to provide the power that the Facility could produce if
it were fully (100%) available.
2.3 The FPC Data shall be stored and analysed by the Seller in order to
produce a power curve that shall illustrate the relationship between
the Capacity of the Facility and a GK i for each temperature group.
This suite of power curves will together form the FPC.
2.4 The FPC Data shall be reported to the Buyer by the end of the first
Contract Year following the Commercial Operation Date. The FPC
Data shall be delivered in the following formats:
2.4.1 a hard copy of curves showing binned values only;
2.4.2 a hard copy scatter plot showing the individual average ten
(10) minute values; and
2.4.3 all raw data obtained from the SCADA, Reference
Pyranometer and Reference Temperature Sensor (where
applicable), averaged, in electronic format, to enable the
Buyer to compare the raw data to the binned data.
2.5 Within one (1) Month after the end of the first Contra ct Year
following the Commercial Operation Date, the FPC shall be
confirmed by the Independent Engineer, after which it shall
become the "Approved FPC", unless the Buyer and Seller agree, at
any time, to amend the FPC, in which case such amended FPC shall
be the Approved FPC.
2.6 Subject to paragraph 2.8 of this Schedule 6 (Deemed Energy
Payment), if an Approved FPC is not completed within one year of
Commercial Operation Date, Deemed Energy beyond that date
and until an Approved FPC is completed, shall be determined by
the Independent Engineer;
2.7 The Approved FPC shall be reviewed at the end of every five (5)
Contract Years, starting after the end of the fifth (5th) Contract Year
after the Commercial Operation Date, at the expense of the Seller
to account for degradation of the Facility. An interim revision may
be requested by either Party at any time during the Term and the
costs of such revision shall be borne by the Party requesting the
revision.
2.8 If the insufficiency of data available to complete an Approved FPC
is due to the breach, wilful misconduct or negligence of the Seller,
then no Deemed Energy Payments shall be payable by the Buyer
until such breach, wilful misconduct or negligence is remedied and
an Approved FPC is completed.
3. Facility Power Curve (FPC) – Wind
3.1 From the Commercial Operation Date and for the first Contract Year
thereafter, the Seller shall measure and record the following
information for the purpose of determining the FPC:
3.1.1 wind speed (m/s);
3.1.2 wind direction (degrees); and
3.1.3 Energy Output of the Facility, (the "FPC Data").
3.2 The following requirement shall apply to the measurement and
recording of the FPC Data:
3.2.1 all FPC Data (except Energy Output, which shall be measured
using the Facility Metering Installation) shall be measured and
recorded using self-supporting wind speed and direction
measurement stations mounted upon a mast, turbine or other
appropriate location and used to monitor the wind conditions
experienced by the Project Site ("Reference Mast" and “Backup
Reference Mast”).
3.2.2 The Reference Mast and Backup Reference Mast may be
separate masts installed adjacent to each other and comprising
separate power supplies, data logging equipment, and
measuring instruments on the same height, or preferably a single
mast comprising fully redundant power supplies, data logging
equipment and measuring instruments on the same heights;
3.2.3 The Reference Mast and Backup Reference Mast shall be
located at or near to the Facility and must be confirmed by the
Independent Engineer. The location of the Reference Mast and
Backup Reference Mast may not be changed without the prior
written agreement of both Parties;
3.2.4 The installation and location of the Reference Mast and Backup
Reference Mast shall be in compliance with the provisions of IEC
6140012;
3.2.5 The Seller may, with prior written agreement from the Buyer,
utilise the wind conditions as measured by the Backup
Reference Mast in the event of failure or interruption to the
Reference Mast;
3.2.6 the FPC Data shall be recorded as average values taken over
ten (10) minute intervals;
3.2.7 the FPC Data shall be logged by a data logger on the Project
Site and date stamped;
3.2.8 the FPC Data shall be collected by the Facility SCADA system;
3.2.9 If the Energy Output of the Facility cannot be measured directly
at the Delivery Point, then it may be calculated by summing the
electricity measured at the turbine meter at the base of each
unit and multiplying by zero point nine seven five (0.975) to
account for internal losses;
3.2.10 the wind speed data shall be binned into wind speed intervals
of 0.5m/s; and
3.2.11 the wind direction data shall be binned into directi on intervals of
15 degrees.
3.3 The FPC Data shall be stored and analysed by the Seller in order to
produce, for each recorded wind speed direction, an FPC, which
shall indicate the relationship between the Capacity of the Facility
and the wind speed.
3.4 The FPC Data must be reported to the Buyer by the end of the first
Contract Year following the Commercial Operation Date.
3.5 The FPC Data shall be prepared and submitted in accordance to the
latest version of the Buyer’s FPC data template, which the Seller shall
source from the Buyer at the time of the FPC development. The FPC
Data shall be delivered in the following formats:
3.5.1 a hard copy of curves showing binned values only;
3.5.2 a hard copy scatter plot showing the individual average ten (10)
minute values; and
3.5.3 all raw data obtained from the SCADA, the Reference Mast, the
Backup Reference Mast and the Facility Metering Installatio n,
averaged, in electronic format, to enable the Buyer to compare
the raw data to the binned data.
3.6 Within one (1) Month after the end of the first Contract Year following
the Commercial Operation Date, the FPC as at that time shall be
confirmed by the Independent Engineer and shall become the
"Approved FPC" for that Contract Year. Along with the Approved FPC
for that Contract Year, the Independent Engineer shall confirm an
annual degradation value, which value will be applied to
automatically update the Approved FPC for each subsequent
Contract Year, unless the Buyer and Seller agree, at any time, to
amend the FPC otherwise than in accordance with the confirmed
degradation value, in which case such amended FPC shall be the
Approved FPC.
3.7 In case of dispute between the Seller and the Buyer involving the
Approved FPC, either Party may refer the dispute to an Independent
Expert for determination in accordance with clause 27 (Fast Track
Dispute Resolution).
3.8 The Approved FPC shall remain in place for the duration of the PPA
unless an update is requested by the Buyer or Seller, in which case,
costs of the update will be incurred by the Party requesting the
revision.
3.9 If there has been insufficient data recorded during the first Contract
Year following the Commercial Operation Date to develop a full and
complete suite of Approved FPCs then the development of the FPC
shall be extended by a further six (6) months.
3.10 Subject to clause 2.11 of this Schedule 6 (Deemed Energy Payment),
if an Approved FPC is not completed within eighteen (18) months of
the Commercial Operation Date, Deemed Energy for a period of
sixty (60) days beyond that date shall be determined by the
Independent Engineer, beyond which no Deemed Energy Payments
shall be payable by the Buyer until an Approved FPC is completed
(and there shall be no entitlement to retrospective claims for
Deemed Energy, after the Approved FPC is completed).
3.11 If the insufficiency of data available to complete an Approved FPC
is due to the breach, wilful misconduct or negligence of the Seller,
then no Deemed Energy Payments shall be payable by the Buyer
until such breach, wilful misconduct or negligence is remedied and
an Approved FPC is completed.
4. Deemed Energy Payment before the Commercial Operation Date
4.1 Where the Compensation Event or System Event entitling the Seller
to the Deemed Energy Payment commences before the
Commercial Operation Date and causes a delay of the
Commercial Operation Date beyond the Scheduled COD, the
Deemed Energy Payment for the period by which the Commercial
Operation Date is delayed beyond the Scheduled COD, s ubject to
application of the Allowed Grid Unavailability Period ("the Delay
Period") shall be determined as follows:
Where:
4.1.1 DEP is the Deemed Energy Payment for the Delay Period (ZAR);
4.1.2 EO is the P50 average Energy Output forecast (being Energy
Output that the Facility is judged to have a 50% probability of
exceeding and a 50% probability of underachieving (kWh)
which, for the avoidance of doubt, is net of all expected losses
and expected downtime due to planned and unplanned
maintenance), as confirmed in writing by the Independent
Engineer ("the P50 Forecast") for the Delay Period; and
4.1.3 CER is the Commercial Energy Rate (ZAR/kWh).
5. Deemed Energy Payment after the Commercial Operation Date (Solar)
5.1 The Seller shall measure and record the time period for which a
System Event (excluding Curtailment) persists. If the Allowed Grid
Unavailability Period is exceeded in any Contract Year, then
Deemed Energy Payments shall become payable and shall be
calculated for the duration of additional System Events in such
Contract Year and invoiced in accordance with the principles set
out in clause 9 (Invoicing).
5.2 If the Allowance for Grid Unavailability is exceeded in any Contract Year,
then Deemed Energy Payments shall become payable, and shall be
calculated based on the extent to which such System Events impact on
the Energy Output of the Facility (in excess of the Allowance for Grid
Unavailability) in such Contract Year, and invoiced in accordance with the
principles set out in clause 9 (Invoicing).
5.3 Where any System Event commencing in one Contract Year carries
over into the following Contract Year (the "Second Contract Year"),
the period of time for which such System Event endures in the
Second Contract Year shall be included in the calculation of the
Allowed Grid Unavailability Period for all System Events
commencing in and enduring in the Second Contract Year. Periods
of Curtailment shall not be included in the Allowed Grid
Unavailability Period.
5.4 Where the Compensation Event or System Event entitling the Seller
to the Deemed Energy Payment commences after the Commercial
Operation Date the Deemed Energy Payment for the period during
which a Compensation Event or a System Event entitles the Seller to
the Deemed Energy Payment (a "Deemed Energy Period") shall be
calculated as follows:
Where:
5.4.1 DEP is the Deemed Energy Payment for that Deemed Energy
Period (ZAR);
5.4.2 x is the total number of ten (10) minute periods within the
Deemed Energy Period;
5.4.3 i is each individual ten (10) minute period of Deemed Energy;
5.4.4 CER is the Commercial Energy Rate (ZAR/kWh); and
5.4.5 AE is the Energy Output for each respective ten (10) minute
period of Deemed Energy (kWh);
5.4.6 EO is the expected energy output for each ten (10) minute
period of Deemed Energy, if the Deemed Energy Period
commences:
5.4.6.1 within the first Contract Year following the Commercial
Operation Date, the Facility's expected Energy Output
based on the readings from the Reference Pyranometer and
the average performance of the Facility during the last seven
(7) days of continuous operation, as calculated in terms of
the following formula:
where:
5.4.6.1.1 E is the daily Energy Output of the Facility (kWh), 'j' days
prior to the commencement of the Deemed Energy
Period;
5.4.6.1.2 Es is the daily irradiation (kWh/m 2 ) calculated from the
In Plane Irradiance measured by the Reference
Pyranometer ‘j’ days prior to the Deemed Energy
Period;
5.4.6.1.3 j is the number of days preceding each Deemed
Energy Period, from one (1) to seven (7);
5.4.6.1.4 FA is the Facility Availability calculated for the ten (10)
minute period preceding the commencement of the
Deemed Energy Period; and
5.4.6.1.5 GKi (kW/ m 2 ) is In Plane Irradiance for each ten (10)
minute period; and
5.4.6.2 after the end of the first Contract Year following the
Commercial Operation Date, the Facility's expected
Energy Output will be based on the Approved FPC and
shall be calculated using the following formula:
Where:
5.4.6.2.1 FA is the Facility Availability calculated for the ten (10)
minute period preceding the commencement of the
Deemed Energy Period; and
5.4.6.2.2 AP is the estimated Capacity of the Facility during
each ten (10) minute period, as determined from the
Approved FPC, or as confirmed by the Independent
Engineer in terms of paragraph 2.6 of this Schedule 6
(Deemed Energy Payment).
5.5 If the Deemed Energy Period commences during the first five (5)
minutes of a ten (10) minute period, such ten (10) minute period
shall be taken into account in the calculation of the Deemed
Energy Payment. If the Deemed Energy Period commences during
the last five (5) minutes of a ten (10) minute period, such ten (10)
minute period shall not be taken into account in the calculation of the
Deemed Energy Payment.
5.6 In the event of a failure or interruption to the Reference
Pyranometer or Reference Temperature Sensor, the relevant
Deemed Energy Payment shall be calculated by the Independent
Engineer, provided that if the failure of or interruption to the
Reference Pyranometer or Reference Temperature Sensor is due to
the breach, wilful misconduct or negligence of the Seller, no
Deemed Energy Payment shall be payable by the Buyer for as long
as such failure of or interruption to the Reference Pyranometer or
Reference Temperature Sensor persists.
6. Deemed Energy Payments after the Commercial Operation Date (Wind)
6.1 The Seller shall measure and record the time period for System Events which
commence after the Commercial Operation Date persist.
6.2 If the Allowance for Grid Unavailability is exceeded in any Contract Year,
then Deemed Energy Payments shall become payable, and shall be
calculated based on the extent to which such System Events impact on
the Energy Output of the Facility (in excess of the Allowance for Grid
Unavailability) in such Contract Year, and invoiced in accordance with the
principles set out in clause 9 (Invoicing).
6.3 Where any System Event commencing in any one Contract Year carries
over into the following Contract Year, the System Event will be attributed
to each Contract Year based on the period of time for which such System
Event endures in the relevant Contract Year.
6.4 Where the Compensation Event or System Event entitling the Seller to the
Deemed Energy Payment commences after the Commercial Operation
Date, the Deemed Energy Payment for the period in respect of which a
Compensation Event or a System Event entitles the Seller to the Deemed
Energy Payment (a "Deemed Energy Period") shall be calculated as
follows:
where:
6.4.1 DEP is the Deemed Energy Payment for that Deemed Energy
Period (ZAR);
6.4.2 x is the total number of ten (10) minute periods of Deemed
Energy in that Deemed Energy Period;
6.4.3 i is each individual ten (10) minute period of Deemed Energy;
6.4.4 CER is the Commercial Energy Rate (ZAR/MWh);
6.4.5 AE is the Energy Output (MWh) of the Facility, metered at the
Delivery Point during each respective ten (10) minute period
during the Deemed Energy Period;
6.4.6 EO is the expected Energy Output (MWh) during each ten (10)
minute period during the Deemed Energy Period, if the
Deemed Energy Period commences:
6.4.6.1 within the first Contract Year following the Commercial
Operation Date or the extended period in which the
Approved FPC has not yet been determined, EO will be
calculated as if the Facility has achieved the P50 Forecast
for the appropriate month;
6.4.6.2 after the end of the first Contract Year and following the
completion of the Approved FPC, EO will be based on the
Approved FPC and shall be calculated using the following
formula:
where:
6.4.6.2.1 EO is the expected Energy Output (MWh);
6.4.6.2.2 FA is the Facility Availability calculated for the ten (10)
minute period preceding the commencement of the
Deemed Energy Period (%); and
6.4.6.2.3 AP is the estimated Capacity of the Facility during
each ten (10) minute period, as determined from the
Approved FPC and the FPC Data (MW), or as
confirmed by the Independent Engineer in terms of
clause 2.10 of this Schedule 6 (Deemed Energy
Payment).
6.5 If the Deemed Energy Period commences during the first five (5) minutes of
a ten (10) minute period, such ten (10) minute period shall be taken into
account in the calculation of the Deemed Energy Payment. If the Deemed
Energy Period commences during the last five (5) minutes of a ten (10)
minute period, such ten (10) minute period shall not be taken into account
in the calculation of the Deemed Energy Payment.
6.6 In the event of a failure of or interruption to the Reference Mast, the Backup
Reference Mast may be used. In the event of a failure of or interruption to
the Reference Mast and Backup Reference Mast, the relevant expected
Energy Output shall be calculated by the Independent Engineer, provided
that if the failure of or interruption to the Reference Mast and Backup
Reference Mast is due to the breach, wilful misconduct or negligence of
the Seller, no Deemed Energy Payment shall be payable by the Buyer for
as long as such failure of or interruption to the Reference Mast and Backup
Reference Mast persists.
6.7 In the case that the Approved FPC has been delayed for six (6) months,
the Deemed Energy Payment shall be calculated using the methodology
presented in clause 3 (Deemed Energy Payment for System Events and
Compensation Events occurring before the Commercial Operation Date)
of this Schedule 6 (Deemed Energy Payment) until the Approved FPC is
agreed.
7. Adjustment of Deemed Energy Payments
7.1 Where the Approved FPC has been determined, the Buyer or Seller
may dispute the Deemed Energy Payment calculated in terms of
paragraph 5.4, paragraph 6.4 and paragraph 4 (Deemed Energy
Payment before the Commercial Operation Date) of this Schedule
6 (Deemed Energy Payment) retrospectively if the Deemed Energy
Payment calculated based on the Approved FPC proves to be
different from the Deemed Energy Payment calculated in terms of
paragraph 5.4, paragraph 6.4 and paragraph 4 (Deemed Energy
Payment before the Commercial Operation Date) of this Schedule
6 (Deemed Energy Payment). Overpayments made by the Buyer
may be set off against payment due by the Buyer, and
underpayments may be included in the Invoice for the Billing Period
after such underpayment was determined.
7.2 The amount of the overpayment or underpayment determined in
terms of paragraph 5.4, paragraph 6.4 and paragraph 4 of this
Schedule 6 (Deemed Energy Payment) shall bear interest at the
Agreed Interest Rate from the date of such overpayment or
underpayment to, but excluding, the date of repayment or set-off,
as the case may be.
SCHEDULE 7
PROJECT DOCUMENTS
[THE EMBEDDED GENERATION GRID CONNECTION CONTRACT WILL BE
INSERTED ONCE FINALISED)
Part A (PPA Related Project Documents, to be provided as applicable)
1.1 Independent Engineer Agreement
1.2 Water Use Licence Agreement
1.3 Water Use Agreement
1.4 NERSA generation licence
1.5 Transmission Agreement (if applicable);
1.6 Distribution Agreement (if applicable);
1.7 Self-Build Agreement (if applicable);
1.8 Budget Quote;
1.9 Direct Agreement in respect of the [applicable connection agreement
referred to above];