Africa Grid Backup Ondersteunende diensten Energieopslag

Who is gridx Africa?

GridX Africa develops and finances bespoke solar and renewable energy solutions for commercial and industrial companies across Africa. Our projects reduce our customers' carbon emissions and operating costs, helping our customers' businesses, and the countries in which they operate, meet their energy transition goals.

What is grids4africa?

Launched in July 2021, Grids4Africa is a RES4Africa’s programme focused on the development of Africa’s electricity networks as a key factor to achieve universal access to energy and successfully incorporate increasing amounts of intermittent renewables.

What is the Drakensberg pumped storage scheme?

Designed to generate electricity for 10 hours per day through its four 250 MW turbine generators, the Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme is an energy storage facility, situated in the northern parts of the Drakensberg Mountain range of South Africa, which provides up to 27.6 GWh of electricity storage.

Why did res4africa launch the grids4africa programme in July 2021?

For this reason, in July 2021 RES4Africa Foundation launched the Grids4Africa programme, aiming at supporting the development of electricity network in the African continent, especially the Sub-Saharan area.

What is the WBG doing in Africa?

The WBG is also developing solar parks with 150 MW of PV and some 200 MWh battery storage each in Mali and Burkina Faso – the largest in the region. Other projects include a combined solar and battery storage project in Haiti, an emergency solar and battery storage power plant in the Gambia and mini-grids in island states to improve resilience.

Is there a bottleneck in the energy sector in Africa?

The expertise that RES4Africa has gained over the last 8 years of working with the energy sectors of Africa has led the Foundation to identify a bottleneck in the attention and support given to grid networks in Africa.