South Africa Aims for 8.5 GW of Energy Storage by 2039

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Researched by IIR News Intelligence (Sugar Land, Texas)--South Africa is targeting 8.5 gigawatts (GW) of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity by 2039 to stabilize its grid as renewable energy increases and coal stations retire. The strategy involves a dual-track approach, combining the state-led Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP) with significant private sector investment in solar and storage projects.

Through multiple bidding windows, the program has greenlit critical grid-scale allocations.

Independent operators like Mulilo have secured dominant shares to fast-track these projects. Simultaneously, the state utility has launched Eskom Green, a dedicated platform designed to co-develop up to 32 GW of clean energy and hybrid storage systems alongside private equity partners.

Industrial Info Resources is tracking 55 active capital BESS power projects worth US$12.41 billion in South Africa. Industrial Info offers detailed information on the projects in its Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Industry Project Database.

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