Cooling Tower 1 Refurbishment at Grootvlei Power station.
Issued by ESKOM · via eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury)
- Published
- 30 Jun 2026
- Closes
- 16 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC
- Reference
- E3157GXMPGRO
- Location
- Balfour, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- Sector
- Construction & Infrastructure
At a glance
ESKOM in Balfour, South Africa has published a tender in construction & infrastructure: “Cooling Tower 1 Refurbishment at Grootvlei Power station.”. Submissions close on 16 October 2026, 11 days from today. Quote reference E3157GXMPGRO in any correspondence with the buyer. 5 documents are attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 293 notices from this buyer since 2020, 208 of them currently open. There are 544 open construction & infrastructure notices in South Africa on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through eTenders — South Africa (National Treasury), not through FreeTender.
Details
Cooling Tower 1 Refurbishment at Grootvlei Power station.
Buyer: ESKOM.
Category: Construction.
Procurement method: Request for Bid(Open-Tender).
Province: Mpumalanga.
Delivery location: Between Hiedleburg and Viellers next to N3-Grootvlei-Balfour-2420.
Briefing session: compulsory, 05 October 2026 13:00, at Grootvlei Power Station.
Special conditions: Submissions to be made to https://etendering.eskom.co.za
Published: 30 June 2026.
Closing date: 16 October 2026 11:00 (South African time).
Tender documents:
- 240-68099512 (Rev 9) Form A Tender & Contract -Cooling Tower 1 Refurbishment.pdf - 240-12248652 (Rev 7) List of Tender Returnables - Cooling Tower 1 Refurbishment.pdf - Addendum Tender Enquiry Extention .pdf - Addendum Tender Clarification 3 .pdf - Invitation to Tender (ITT) Cooling Tower Repair.pdf
Source: National Treasury eTenders portal (www.etenders.gov.za); the same notice is published as Open Contracting (OCDS) data.
Context for bidders
We hold 293 notices from ESKOM, going back to May 2020 — 208 of them still open. They buy mostly in Energy & Power, Manufacturing & Supply and Construction & Infrastructure. There are 544 open Construction & Infrastructure tenders in South Africa. This one closes in 11 days.
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Documents
- 240-68099512 (Rev 9) Form A Tender & Contract -Cooling Tower 1 Refurbishment.pdfDownload (pdf)
- 240-12248652 (Rev 7) List of Tender Returnables - Cooling Tower 1 Refurbishment.pdfDownload (pdf)
- Addendum Tender Enquiry Extention .pdfDownload (pdf)
- Addendum Tender Clarification 3 .pdfDownload (pdf)
- Invitation to Tender (ITT) Cooling Tower Repair.pdfDownload (pdf)
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