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Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme – Bid Window 2, South Africa – update

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25th October 2024

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP) – Bid Window 2 (BW2).

Location
North West, South Africa.

Project Owner/s
Department of Electricity and Energy, and the Independent Power Producers (IPP) Office.

Project Description
The request for proposals for the BESIPPPP – BW2 was released in December 2023 and calls for 615 MW/2 460 MWh battery energy storage capacity.

Eight storage facilities in closest proximity to dedicated substations – Mercury, Carmel, Hermes, Ngwedi, Midas, Marang, Bighorn and Ararat, in the North West supply area – will be procured.

Under BW2, the IPP Office is aiming to procure 77 MW of battery energy storage systems at every substation, each with four hours of storage.

A minimum availability of 95% over 8 760 hours per contracted year is also stipulated and the facilities will be expected to provide instantaneous, regulating and supplementary reserves.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The preferred bidders from BESIPPPP BW2 are expected to be announced in the next few weeks.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Department of Electricity and Energy, and the Independent Power Producers (IPP) Office.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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