Scatec’s Kenhardt project starts producing electricity for the national grid

Renewable energy company Scatec’s Kenhardt hybrid solar and battery storage project has officially started producing and supplying electricity to the national grid from its three plants in the Northern Cape. The project has an installed solar capacity of 540 MW and a battery storage capacity of 225 MW, or 1 140 MWh, and delivers 150 MW of dispatchable power from 05:00 to 21:30 year-round to the national grid under a 20-year power purchase agreement with State-owned Eskom.