Supportive regulatory environment advances BESS

State-owned electricity utility Eskom, with the South African government, has made significant progress in supporting battery energy storage systems (BESS), which is pivotal in ensuring energy security, load shifting and grid stabilisation at utility scale in South Africa, says independent power producer (IPP) ENGIE South Africa flexible generation senior business developer Shahil Juggernath. Eskom is a key early adopter, with over 300 MW planned for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of its BESS implementation project. These large-scale utility batteries will be installed at strategic points across the grid.