It is becoming more apparent that utility-scale battery energy storage is set to play an important role in South Africa’s future
Energy storage is an essential element in an integrated system, along with renewables and flexible thermal power.
While batteries are typically suited to short-duration applications for up to a few hours, gas generation is typically well suited to providing applications of longer duration, such as weekly, monthly and seasonal flexibility.The energy storage market in South Africa will need to be driven by both Eskom and the private sector.
The localisation aspect of this procurement may be challenging, despite government’s intention to encourage local manufacture of batteries. This unique supplier-driven market situation could be an opportunity for South Africa in terms of launching their support for increased local content, which today would not realistically go beyond a 20% threshold.
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