Africa''s largest standalone BESS reaches financial close
The project is situated in the Northern Cape and is the largest standalone BESS plant in Africa to reach commercial close. The site will occupy five hectares and involve
The project is situated in the Northern Cape and is the largest standalone BESS plant in Africa to reach commercial close. The site will occupy five hectares and involve
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Project agreements have been signed with the Department of Electricity and Energy and the National Transmission Company South Africa. Credit: Rotorworx 1/Shutterstock. Globeleq and African Rainbow Energy have advanced the development of the 153 MW/612 megawatt hours (MWh) Red Sands battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Africa.
Described as Africa’s biggest standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) to reach commercial close, the Northern Cape project was constructed by the development finance bodies of the United Kingdom and Norwegian governments.
Globeleq claims this makes the Red Sands project Africa’s largest standalone BESS asset to have reached commercial close, highlighting the growing importance of battery storage in the region’s energy transition.
To date, South Africa has procured a total of 1 744 MW/ 6 979 MWh of BESS capacity across three public procurement bid windows in line with the 2019 edition of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and no additional BESS bid window will be pursued until the next IRP edition is published. Subscribe to improve your user experience...