South Africa - ESKOM Distributed Battery Energy Storage Program

The proposed operation relates to the utilization of savings and the cancelled amounts in the total of United States Dollars Fifty-Seven Million, Six Hundred Seventy-One Thousand, One Hundred Ninety-Nine and fifteen Cents (USD 57,671,199.15) from the AfDB CTF, as a stand-alone facility, to Eskom Holdings (SOC) Ltd for financing the distributed Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The project involves the development of 360 MW storage system (equivalent to 1440 MWh with four (4) hours storage) at various Eskom distribution sites in several provinces (Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and KwaZulu Natal). The project will be implemented in two (2) Phases targeting installation of 800 MWh and 640 MWh respectively. Phase I will incorporate 7 sites identified in the Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal provinces. It is expected to reduce energy curtailment by approximately 320 MWh and 140 MWh at the Skaapvlei and Melkhout sites. Phase II is expected to achieve commercial operation by December 2023.