{"id":89002,"date":"2025-01-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2025\/01\/09\/amea-power-lands-two-bess-projects-in-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T00:00:00","slug":"amea-power-lands-two-bess-projects-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2025\/01\/09\/amea-power-lands-two-bess-projects-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Amea Power lands two BESS projects in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amea doubles down on South Africa:<\/strong> Amea Power has secured two Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects under South Africa\u2019s Independent Power Producers Procurement Program, according to a press release<\/a> published Monday. The projects \u2014 Gainfar and Boitekong \u2014 will be developed in the North West province, each with a capacity of over 300 MWh.<\/p>\n

The details:<\/strong> The Gainfar Project will connect to the Ngwedi substation, while the Boitekong Project will link to the Marang substation. Both projects will deliver power to Eskom<\/a> under a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).<\/p>\n

Not Amea\u2019s first venture in South Africa:<\/strong> Amea reached<\/a> financial close on its USD 120 mn 120 MW Doornhoek solar energy plant last June, after inking<\/a> a 20-year PPA with Eskom in May. The project \u2014 awarded in 2022<\/a> and set for commercial operations in 4Q 2025 \u2014 will generate over 325 GWh of clean energy, offset 290K tons of CO2 emissions annually, and power 97k homes. <\/p>\n

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IN OTHER BESS NEWS-<\/p>\n

Saudi<\/strong> prequalifies 33 firms for BESS projects:<\/strong> Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has prequalified 33 companies to participate in the first group of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects, with a total capacity of 8 GWh, according to a statement (pdf)<\/a> published last week. The tender \u2014 launched in November<\/a> \u2014 comprises four 2 GWh projects. Each project follows a build-own-operate model, allowing the selected bidder to hold full ownership via a special purpose vehicle (SPV). Each SPV will sign a 15-year Storage Services Agreement with SPPC. <\/p>\n

21 firms<\/strong> qualified as managing and technical bidders<\/strong>, including UAE\u2019s Masdar and TAQA, and Saudi Arabia\u2019s Acwa Power. International players include France\u2019s EDF and TotalEnergies Renewables, China\u2019s Jinko Power and the China Power Engineering Consulting Group International Engineering Co., Japan\u2019s Marubeni Corporation, South Korea\u2019s Electric Power Corp, and Samsung C&T. <\/p>\n

12 firms qualified as managing only bidders<\/strong>, including several Saudi firms like Al Gihaz Holding, Al Jomaih Energy & Water, Alfanar, FAS Energy, the Saudi Electric Company, and Nesma Renewable Energy. International bidders in this category include China\u2019s GCL Intelligent Energy (Suzhou) and Power Construction Corporation of China, Thailand\u2019s Gulf Energy, South Korea\u2019s POSCO International, Japan\u2019s Sumitomo, and Shell Overseas Investment BV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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