Geordin Hill-Lewis, the mayor of the city, said on Wednesday that the municipality will begin its first round of power procurement from independent power suppliers. Hill-Lewis said the City of Cape Town will acquire up to 300MW of renewable energy in the coming months at the Solar Power Africa conference, which is now taking place at the Cape Town ICC. “The City of Cape Town will be considering proposals from IPPs for projects between 5–20 MW that will allow us to access an affordable and reliable electricity supply. Especially those that are able to help us reduce our reliance on Eskom during…