Amea doubles down on South Africa: Amea Power has secured two battery energy storage system projects under South Africa’s Independent Power Producers Procurement Program, according to a press release. The projects — Gainfar and Boitekong — will be developed in the North West province, each with a capacity of over 300 MWh.

The details: 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 South African utility firm Eskom under a 15-year power purchase agreement.

Not Amea’s first project in South Africa: Amea reached financial close on its USD 120 mn 120 MW Doornhoek solar energy plant last June, after inking a 20-year PPA with Eskom in May. The project, awarded in 2022 and set for commercial operations in 2025, will generate over 325 GWh of clean energy, offset 330k tons of CO2 emissions annually, and power 97k homes.

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