The Skaapvlei Substation Battery Energy Storage System is an 80,000kW energy storage project located in Vredendal, Western Cape, South Africa. The rated storage capacity of the project is 320,000kWh.
The project was announced in 2020.
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Description
The Skaapvlei Substation Battery Energy Storage System is owned by Eskom Holdings SOC (100%).
Contractors involved
Eskom Holdings SOC is the owner of Skaapvlei Substation Battery Energy Storage System.
Additional information
Eskom Holdings SOC Limited, a South African power utility, has floated a tender for a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a minimum of 80 MW/320 MWh usable capacity at South Africa’s Skaapvlei substation, in Western Cape, Vredendal.
Methodology
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