Bloemfontein wins bid for energy storage

Who won preferred bidder status for three battery energy storage systems?

A consortium including CIP and EDF has won preferred bidder status for three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in South Africa.

Is Scatec building a solar-plus-storage project in South Africa?

Here is another solar-plus-storage project it is building in South Africa, awarded to the firm through a separate procurement. Image: Scatec. A consortium including Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and utility EDF has won preferred bidder status for three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in South Africa.

Who won a solar-plus-storage project in South Africa?

Norway-based IPP Scatec has also won a project through the same procurement. Here is another solar-plus-storage project it is building in South Africa, awarded to the firm through a separate procurement. Image: Scatec.

How many Bess projects are there in South Africa?

The consortium was awarded the three BESS projects totalling 257MW/1,028MWh of energy storage by South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), out of a total of five awarded.

How many MW will Eskom & nieuwehoop have in South Africa?

All will be located at Eskom substations throughout South Africa and will provide capacity, energy and ancillary services (Instantaneous Reserves, Regulating Reserves, Ten Reserves and Supplemental Reserves). According to the initial tender announcement, Aggeneis and Mookodi will both be 77MW while Nieuwehoop will be 103MW.