Nersa concurs with Eskom’s planned procurement of 344 MW of solar PV, battery storage capacity

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), at its May 25 meeting, concurred with the draft ministerial determination for the procurement of 344.5 MW of new generation capacity from solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage by State-owned Eskom. The regulator concurred with the procurement of 75 MW of new generation capacity from solar PV at the Lethabo power station, in the Free State, and 19.5 MW of solar PV at Sere Wind Farm, in the Western Cape