CSIR, AFD discuss enterprise development opportunities for solar PV, battery storage

Research institution the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and French public agency Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on March 12 hosted a dissemination workshop to share the findings of the study titled ‘Value chain analysis for identification of opportunities for enterprise development’. This collaboration included a study examining the localisation potential and enterprise development opportunities for solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage value chains.
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75 MW Northern Cape solar project to be built on back of innovative ‘aggregator model’

A 75 MW solar PV project being developed near De Aar in the Northern Cape to supply an energy aggregator has advanced to financial close. The Du Plessis Dam Solar PV2 facility is being built by independent power producer (IPP) Mulilo in partnership with H1 Capital to supply about 248 GWh yearly to energy trader Etana Energy.
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