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KZN govt plans battery energy storage facility

24th February 2023

By: Yvonne Silaule

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The KwaZulu-Natal government is planning to establish a battery energy storage system (BESS) under power utility Eskom’s flagship BESS project, Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube said on February 24.

In her State of the Province Address, she noted that the BESS would be based in Elandskop.

She said the project was a partnership between Eskom and Hyosung Heavy Industries and would have the capacity to produce 8 MW equivalent to 32 MWh of distributed electricity.

“This capacity is enough to power a small town for four hours," she said.

The province will also appoint a panel of energy experts to coordinate and help accelerate the implementation of the KwaZulu-Natal Energy Master Plan By the end of March.

A provincial Energy War Room, comprising of government and strategic partners, would also be established to oversee the province’s response to the national electricity crisis.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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