Red Sands BESS project reaches financial close

Independent power company Globeleq and its project partner, energy supplier African Rainbow Energy, have reached financial close on the 153 MW/612 MWh Red Sands battery energy storage system (BESS) in South Africa. The project – which is located near Upington, Northern Cape – will span about 5 ha and supply electricity to State-owned electricity utility Eskom’s subsidiary National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), under a 15-year power purchase agreement.
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Energy company preferred bidder for solar, BESS projects

Having been awarded preferred bidder status for the Haru battery energy storage system (BESS), Norwegian renewable energy systems company Scatec has been chosen as the preferred bidder for a total of 846 MW solar in the seventh round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). Located at the Leander substation sites – one of five that were identified by State-owned electricity utility Eskom – the Haru BESS project totalled 123 MW/492 MWh in the third bid window of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP).
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Nuclear power station licensed for another 20 years

State-owned electricity utility Eskom’s Koeberg nuclear power station was recently licensed to operate its Unit 1 for another 20 years, with global consultancy SRK Consulting South Africa playing a role in updating the site investigation reports – specifically the Site Safety Report (SSR) required by the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR). These studies were part of a range of updates undertaken by SRK, that need to be conducted every five to ten years, says SRK principal consultant Derry Holmes.
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