Guinea-Bissau has launched a solar energy project worth $43.5 million to boost its electricity supply. The project includes installing a 20 MW solar power plant, a 1 MW battery storage system, and a 20 MW thermal power plant to increase electricity production and distribution in the country. [pdf]
The N$4.5 billion investment, largely backed by foreign direct investment, aligns with Namibia’s Vision 2030 and Green Hydrogen Strategy. During a site visit by a European Union (EU) delegation, HDF Energy director Nicolas Lecomte emphasised international partnerships in realising the project. [pdf]
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The project will be developed at BEL’s property behind the BEL Substation on Pescador Drive, San Pedro, and is slated for completion by 2026. This project aims to strengthen the island’s power supply, ensuring greater reliability and sustainability for the community of San Pedro. [pdf]
East Africa's leading electricity generating company, KenGen, has launched a tender for a Design and Build Contract for its first solar plant with battery energy storage systems. The initiative is being funded by the French government. [pdf]
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In an accelerated wave of investments, companies in Romania are combining battery energy storage systems (BESS) with solar, hydro or wind energy, or building independent storage facilities. The list includes big names such as Verbund, Engie R.Power, Hidroelectrica. [pdf]
C&I energy storage projects in China mainly profit from peak-valley arbitrage while reducing demand charges by monitoring the inverters’ power output in real time to prevent transformers of industrial parks from exceeding their capacity limits. [pdf]
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Return has launched construction works on the 100 MW / 200 MWh Antares battery energy storage system (BESS) in Waddinxveen, in the western Netherlands. The project is set to go live mid 2026 and play a critical role in stabilizing the Dutch grid. [pdf]
The NZ Battery Project was set up in 2020 to explore possible renewable energy storage solutions for when our hydro lakes run low for long periods. A pumped hydro scheme at Lake Onslow was one of the options being explored. The Government stopped the Lake Onslow investigations in late 2023. [pdf]
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ALGIERS, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Algeria's Energy Ministry announced Saturday that the state-owned mining group Sonarem has signed a "strategic" agreement with renowned battery expert Karim Zaghib to develop a complete lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery value chain in the country. [pdf]
Last month, AES Andes announced 1.3GW of co-located renewable energy projects in Chile, including the Pampas project, a solar-wind-storage hybrid site in Antofagasta featuring 229MW of solar PV, 128MW of wind capacity and a 171MW 5-hour duration battery energy storage system (BESS). [pdf]
In an exciting development for renewable energy in Africa, Qair, an Independent Power Producer (IPP), has successfully closed a loan to finance a significant 60MW hybrid solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Mauritius. [pdf]
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Macquarie-owned renewables platform Blueleaf Energy will explore the potential development of 3 GW of solar PV and battery energy storage projects in Malaysia after striking a deal with a local advisory firm. [pdf]
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