What the BESS can do for African power systems

Our BESS projects are multi-functional assets that provide essential services to the grid:

AI-generated

  • Voltage response & frequency control to mitigate system instability and interruption often damaging electrical equipment.

    Blackstart capacity to restart the system when total blackout occurs.

    Spinning reserve to respond instantly to sudden changes in power demand or generation. 

  • Curtailment Reduction - when solar/wind generation is intentionally reduced by the utility due to grid constraints or oversupply. BESS can absorb this output avoiding deemed payments.

    Ancillary Services- BESS can absorb or discharge to balance the system so it operates within safe limits for frequency, voltage and power flow.

  • Sweating existing asset investments -  BESS enables other assets to operate more effectively by absorbing generated power and smoothing out their dispatch to better fit the pattern of demand, getting the best out of all working assets. The sum of the whole is greater than its parts!

    Load shifting - A BESS can charge at times of low demand (at night or during the day) and discharge at times of high demand (morning and evening) effectively shifting the load to meet peak energy demands more effectively, avoiding load shedding and power outages.

  • Accessible, reliable power availability - Reduces cost of emergency power on the private sector and consumers. Promotes industrial and business growth building jobs and trade.

  • Generating USD for Utilities - BESS can charge on lower cost power sources like overnight hydro and sell into Power Pools across Africa at times of high demand realising significant dollar profit.

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