BEE is a government programme to facilitate broader participation of the black population in the economy to redress the lingering inequalities of apartheid. Scatec will own 51% of the equity in the project while H1 Holdings, its local Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) partner will own the remaining 49%. When Scatec was awarded preferred bidder status, the resources were expected to be up and running by the middle of this year. Scatec will cover all engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), operation & maintenance (O&M) and asset management services for the project.ДЇinancial close is expected within 60 days of the PPA signature date (2 June) and construction will begin thereafter although an expected commissioning date hasnвЂ™t been revealed. They are the only fully renewable resources awarded PPAs under the RMIPPPP tender, and will provide power under a 20-year agreement.

The companyвЂ™s announcement does not spell out the power of the BESS, while an announcement last year when it was awarded preferred bidder status said it would be a 225MW system. The BESS will enable the flexible dispatch of energy and allow ESKOM and Scatec to reduce the size of the grid connection needed to integrate the new resources. ScatecвЂ™s three projects, which pair 540MW of solar PV with 1.1GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity, will provide 150MW of dispatchable energy from 5 a.m. The projects are providing dispatchable energy resources to grid operator ESKOM to help reduce shortfalls in capacity on the grid, procured under the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP). The Norway-based company has signed the PPAs for the three Kenhardt projects in Northern Cape. Renewable energy power producer Scatec has signed power purchase agreements (PPA) for three co-located solar and storage projects with 1.1GWh of energy storage in South Africa. Scatec is growing its footprint in South Africa, with several solar parks already operational in the country.

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