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The bidders for Bid Window 2 of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP BW2) have been released.
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) of South Africa released the list of 31 bidders on 29 August, under BESIPPPP Bid Window 2.
This second Bid Window called for 615MW battery energy storage capacity and Ancillary Services in line with the power system services requirements as set out by the System Operator.
The bidding dates back to December 2023, when the DMRE called for the procurement of 513MW of battery energy storage in accordance with the ministerial determinations gazetted under the Integrated Resource Plan 2019.
The Department tried to procure 1231MW by March 2024 by opening a second bid window for 615MW of energy storage capacity, energy and ancillary services in the North West supply area.
DMRE stated that, as with the first round, the Battery Energy Storage facilities procured under this bid window called for proposals for eight (8) facilities to be procured close to the location of the eight (8) substation sites identified by Eskom.
Energy storage contributing to South Africas socioeconomic and environmental sustainability
The eight substation sites are Ararat, Mercury, Carmel, Hermes, Ngwedi, Midas, Marang and Bighorn substations.
This is meant to contribute to South Africas socioeconomic and environmental sustainability, as well as to build on the IPP Procurement Programmes previous successes.
Battery storage has been identified as an essential enabler of renewable energy generation. The market for these systems is growing rapidly in South Africa off the back of C&I solar projects and worldwide as a means of resolving various energy crises and tackling climate change.
In South Africa, battery energy storage systems (BESS) have also been identified by Eskom as a reliable power supply on demand, even when the energy grid unstable. BESS can help overcome the challenges of intermittent wind and solar sources.
The systems store energy at a time of excess generation so it can be released into the grid when generation falls short of demand, such as during loadshedding.
Eskom has, beyond the BESIPPP programme, embarked on its own two-phase BESS programme, to create battery storage to mitigate loadshedding in the short term.
BESIPPPP round two
While three project companies still have to be incorporated, 26 bidders were announced for the second bid window under BESIPPP, with some companies bidding for more than one project.
The bidders are:
• Oasis Ararat (Pty) Ltd
• Izimvu Energy Facility (RF) (Pty) Ltd
• Lemonong Battery Storage System
• Oasis Bighorn (Pty) Ltd
• Procyon Energy (Pty) Ltd
• Rooikoppies BESS (PTY) LTD
• Capella Energy Facility (RF) Proprietary Limited
• Oasis Carmel (Pty) Ltd
• Momentous Savannah RF (Pty) Ltd
• Edasich Energy (Pty) Ltd
• Welverdiend BESS (PTY) LTD
• Oasis Hermes(Pty) Ltd
• Hartebeesfontein BESS (PTY) LTD
• Tango Energy Facility (RF) Proprietary Limited
• Oasis Marang (Pty) Ltd
• Boitekong Battery Storage System
• Sandpan Energy Facility (RF) Proprietary Limited
• Hartebeesfontein BESS (PTY) LTD
• Oasis Mercury (Pty) Ltd
• K2022593039 (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
• Mulilo Mercury BESS (PTY) LTD
• Oasis Midas (Pty) Ltd
• Leeuwpoort BESS (PTY) LTD
• Tantalum Renewables (Pty) Ltd, Oasis Ngwedi (Pty) Ltd
• Gianfar Energy (Pty) Ltd •OS! BESS Proprietary Limited |
