South Africa’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy has defended the integrity of its recent battery storage tender from accusations raised by the country’s main opposition party.
The government of South Africa has revealed the preferred bidders in the third window of its Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP), with IPPs Mulilo and Scatec winning the projects.
Africa’s energy storage market has seen a boom since 2017, having risen from 31MWh to 1,600MWh in 2024, according to trade body AFSIA Solar’s latest report.
The Department of Electricity and Energy of South Africa has announced the successful bidders for the second round of its Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP).
A list of bids for the third window of South Africa’s Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP) has been revealed.
France-headquartered IPP and utility EDF has secured financial close for the second and third of a three-project BESS portfolio in South Africa, projects that won long-term contracts under the country’s BESIPPPP scheme.
The government of South Africa has signed commercial close agreements for two large-scale BESS projects totalling 720MWh, allowing project backers Scatec and a consortium of CIP and EDF to proceed with construction.
South Africa’s electricity minister has said the largest solar-plus-storage project in the Southern Hemisphere is evidence of efforts to mitigate the country’s difficult energy security situation.
