US$7 million grant agreement signed to support development of Tubatse Pumped Storage System
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has signed a ZAR 125 million (US$7 million) grant agreement with South African utility Eskom to support the development of a hydro storage system project to be built in Elias Motsoaledi, Limpopo, South Africa.
The project will have a power capacity of 1.5 GW, consisting of four units at 375 MW each, along with a 21 GWh storage capacity. Eskom intends to develop it as a public-private partnership, with a feasibility study on private-sector involvement planned for early 2026. Project implementation is expected to run from 2025 to 2033.
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October 22, 2024
Financial close achieved for 103 MW/412 MWh battery energy storage system in South Africa
Scatec ASA has reached financial close for the 103 MW/412 MWh Mogobe battery energy storage system (BESS) facility and is now making final preparations to start construction of the project located nea...
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October 14, 2024
Tender launched for 4 MW solar and storage in University of Western Cape
South Africa’s University of the Western Cape (UWC) has opened a 4 MW solar and storage tender, with proposals to include a PV carport system and an online monitoring and management platform. T...
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September 17, 2024
Eskom launches tender for 30 MW solar plant in Komati town
Eskom has launched a tender to design, supply, install, commission, operate, and maintain a 30 MW solar plant near Komati Power Station, in the town of Komati, Mpumalanga province, eastern S...
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September 12, 2024
Eskom runs tender for 19.5 MW of solar in South Africa
State-owned utility Eskom has kicked off a tender for the design, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning of a 19.5 MW solar plant located at the 105.8 MW Sere wind farm in Sout...
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May 02, 2024
PPA signed for a 120 MW Solar project in South Africa
AMEA Power has announced the signing of a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with Eskom, for the 120 MW Doornhoek Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project located near the town of Klerksdorp in the North We...
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