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Will Cape Town own a solar plant?

The city of Cape Town, South Africa, has started building a 7 MW solar plant that it will own and operate. It has also launched a tender for a 5 MW/8 MWh battery energy storage system to be built at the same site. Cape Town is set to become the first city in South Africa to own and operate its own solar plant.

Why did solar MD open its first gigawatt factory in Cape Town?

Solar MD officially opened Africa’s first gigawatt factory in Cape Town to support the company’s commitment to developing and manufacturing high-performance energy storage solutions that maximise the potential of renewable energy resources.

What is Cape Town's energy strategy?

TY OF CAPE TOWNFOREWORDFROM THE EXECUTIVE MAYORWith this Energy Strategy, Cape Town is charting the long-term path to 2050, as we make the great transition from centralised supply of unreliable, costly and fossil fuel-based Eskom energy, to an increasingly decentralised supply of reliable, cost-effective, carbo

Who owns the Red Sands battery energy storage system?

Updated 1st July 2025 – The Red Sands Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), set to be Africa’s largest of its kind, has officially reached commercial close. Developed by Globeleq, which is 30% owned by Norfund, in partnership with African Rainbow Energy, the 153 MW/612 MWh project was signed off in June 2025 in Cape Town.

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