Eskom has awarded battery energy storage contracts to two bidders

The project forms part of the Battery Energy Storage System initiative announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa when he presented government's energy plan earlier this week.

The power utility said the contract is for the design, supply and installation as well as operating and maintenance for a five-year period. Battery storage capacity is required to supplement available energy, particularly for evening peak usage when electricity demand climbs.Eskom spokesperson, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, said the contracts were awarded to South Korean power giant Hyosung Heavy Industries and a wholly owned subsidiary of China’s State Grid Corporation, the Pinggao Group.

"This is the first part of the 500 megawatt BESS initiative announced by President Ramaphosa as part of the government measures to address South Africa's long-running electricity crisis." Mantshantsha said the project was designed to utilise large-scale utility batteries with the capacity of 1 440MWh per day and a 60MW solar photovoltaic capacity that will be implemented in two phases.It is co-financed by the African Development Bank, New Development Bank, the World Bank and the Clean Technology Fund.Eskom appoints service providers for its battery energy storage project pic.twitter.

Tenders awarded to and who owns these companies? Batteries will disappear like everything else!

How was this done so quickly? Planned even before the announcement? And how will this solve the problem? We know this will not be sufficient.

Which politicians will get these batteries? No battery will be effective in maintaining power in the general grid during the long periods when sun and wind generation fails.

Which MYANC comrades got the tender?

Dit wat ek noem befokte nuus.

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