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South African government’s 11GWh BESS procurement in charts

September 4, 2025
The government of South Africa has secured nearly 1.7GW/11GWh of grid-scale BESS capacity via various procurement programmes, though questions remain around their integrity and deliverability.
In addition to public-private partnerships such as through SPPC, Saudi Arabia will host gigawatt-hour scale battery storage facilities to integrate renewable energy at major infrastructure projects such as the Red Sea Project (pictured). Image: Red Sea Global.

Saudi Arabia: Qualified bidders revealed for Kingdom’s 8GWh first battery storage tender

January 2, 2025
A list of pre-qualified bidders has been published in the first procurement of BESS resources by the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC).
The agreement was signed on the sidelines of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Image: ACWA Power

Uzbekistan signs ‘binding agreement’ for battery storage with ACWA Power at COP29

November 19, 2024
The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan has signed an Implementation Agreement (IA) with ACWA Power for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.
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ACWA signs PPA with South African state for 1.2GWh hybrid project

December 19, 2023
Saudi-based independent power producer (IPP) ACWA Power has signed a PPA with government bodies in South Africa for a solar-plus-storage project with a 1,200MWh BESS.
The agreements were signed on 4 March, covering financing and offtake deals. Image: Ministry of Energy, Republic of Uzbekistan.

ACWA Power signs Uzbekistan investment agreements for solar PV, 1.2GW battery storage

March 8, 2023
ACWA Power has signed agreements to develop 1.4GW of solar PV and 1.2GW of energy storage projects in Uzbekistan.
The signing ceremony was held yesterday. Image: ACWA Power.

Kazakhstan sovereign wealth fund in 1GW wind and battery storage deal with ACWA Power

March 3, 2023
ACWA Power has signed a partnership agreement to develop a large-scale wind energy and battery storage project in Kazakhstan.
The project aims to transform stretches of the Red Sea coast into a sustainable business, tourism and residential development. Image: Neom.

Sungrow awarded 600MWh BESS contract for Saudi Arabia’s ‘smart city’ Neom

December 15, 2022
During first China-Arab States Summit, Sungrow signed battery storage supply agreement for Saudi Arabia’s new ‘smart city’ megadevelopment.

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