The World Bank Group has approved plans to develop Botswana’s first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) with 50MW output and 200MWh storage capacity. The World Bank will support the 4-hour duration BESS via a loan of US$88 million. [pdf]
The BESS will be situated at Selebi Phikwe/Mmadinare and Jwaneng, where the Southern African country’s first large-scale solar PV plants, each with a capacity of 100MW, are planned. The targeted operational date for Selebi Phikwe/Mmadinare is 2025, and for Jwaneng, it is 2026. [pdf]
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Hundreds of millions of dollars are being committed to dozens of battery projects aimed at capturing renewable energy that can be used during off-peak periods when wind and solar power is not being generated. Among the projects is Pacific Green's Limestone Coast North Energy Park in South Australia. [pdf]
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Mauritius and a renewable energy producer have entered into a $163 million power purchase agreement which will see four solar PV and battery storage hybrid facilities built in the Indian Ocean country. [pdf]
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French renewable energy producer, Qair, has signed four PPAs with the Central Electricity Board (CEB) of Mauritius for the development of solar PV energy facilities and battery storage systems with a total capacity of up to 60 MWac, contributing to the country's decarbonization goals. [pdf]
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African focused renewable energy independent power producer, Globeleq, and its project partners, Source Energia and Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) have announced the commencement of construction for the 19MWp (15MWac) Cuamba Solar PV plant and a 2 MW (7MWh) energy storage system in Mozambique. [pdf]
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The project, managed by Stoen Operator (part of E.ON utility), aims to stabilize energy quality parameters and enhance the security of the city’s power grid. Each storage unit will have a capacity of approx. 150 kW and 200 kWh. [pdf]
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The Shagaya – Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage System is a 50,000kW energy storage project located in Kuwait. The thermal energy storage project uses molten salt as its storage technology. [pdf]
Canada’s Innergex Renewable Energy Inc (TSE:INE) has inaugurated a USD-75-million (EUR 70.8m) battery energy storage system (BESS) collocated with its 68-MW Salvador solar farm in the region of Atacama, Chile, the Chilean energy ministry announced in press release last week. [pdf]
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