Independent power producer Mulilo reports that construction of its R1.4-billion Mercury Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project will begin soon and that the facility is scheduled to enter into commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2027. The 76 MW/304 MWh project is the first of five projects awarded to Mulilo during Bid Window 2 of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme to have advanced to financial close.
