MTN SA deploys ‘five-generation’ technology in IPP efforts

Telecommunications giant MTN South Africa is deploying multiple generation technologies, including solar, gas and battery energy systems, in one plant at its head office in Fairlands, Johannesburg, as it works toward becoming a standalone independent power producer (IPP). The plant, which houses five different generation technologies – said to be a first in South Africa – has a full load of 4.5 MW during loadshedding.