Contract awarded for three battery energy storage projects in South Africa

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has announced that a team of South African independent power producer Mulilo and France’s EDF Renewables has won preferred bidder status for three battery energy storage projects in South Africa. 

The contracts for the three storage facilities, namely Oasis Aggeneis, Oasis Mookodi, and Oasis Nieuwehoop, were granted during the initial bid window of South Africa's Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP). These facilities are anticipated to collectively generate 257 MW/1,028 MWh and will require an investment exceeding ZAR 7 billion (US$ 371.9 million).

Construction is scheduled to begin in the middle of 2024, and upon completion, the trio of projects will supply electricity through 15-year power purchase agreements to South Africa. In addition, Norway's Scatec and local company Perpetua Holdings secured preferred bidder status for the fourth project, the Mogobe 103 MW/412 MWh scheme, within the BESIPPPP's inaugural bid window.