Enter battery energy storage systems (BESS), the new MVP in Sri Lanka’s energy playbook. The ADB-Backed Power Move: A $200 million loan is fueling Sri Lanka’s first grid-scale BESS – a 100MW/50MWh system near Colombo [1]. Think of it as a giant power bank for the capital’s grid. [pdf]
In Vanuatu, REnew Pacific has been pivotal in launching a $75 million solar generation and battery storage project. Developed in collaboration with New Zealand-based Infratec and French-owned Unelco, this project will considerably augment the country’s renewable energy capacity. [pdf]
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The Red Sands project will be the largest standalone BESS to reach this stage on the continent, designed to store power during off-peak hours and release it when demand is highest—providing essential grid stability and flexibility for South Africa’s electricity network. [pdf]
The project, located in Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia, is set to become one of the largest solar-plus-storage projects in south-east Europe, with a total solar PV capacity of 180MW and a BESS facility capacity of 36MWh. [pdf]
In June 2020, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo resolved to present the project to the regional heads of State and explore the market on the continent for the power generated. They have recruited the African Union and the New Partnership for Africa's Development in their efforts to get the power station built. South Africa has indicated willingness to buy 2.5 GW of th. SummaryThe Grand Inga Dam (French: Barrage du Grand Inga) is a series of seven proposed power. .
The project would be located across the , approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi), upstream of where the river empties into the . This is approximately 225 kilometres (140 mi), southwest of. .
The project would involve building a dam across the south of the valley where it meets the Congo, then diverting the Congo from above the waterfalls into the north of the valley to create a huge reservoir. I. .
The total construction bill for Grand Inga has been calculated to be as high as $80 billion. The , the and the , have provided funding for feasibilit. .
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As of 2023, Colombia's renewable electricity generation capacity was 14.3 GW. Most of this capacity is . is growing fast, and in 2023 accounted for about 5% of the renewable capacity, up from almost zero five years earlier. The country has significant wind and solar resources that remain largely unexploited. According to a study by the World Bank’s (ESMAP), exploiting the country’s significant wind pot. The country’s 2023 Renewable Energy Integration Investment Plan aims to make Colombia’s energy system more resilient, increase its solar and wind capacity, and expand energy access to rural communities by giving them active roles in the country’s energy market. [pdf]
On May 20, 2025, the Masen Agency announced a new pilot project called the “Morocco Energy Storage Testbed Project,” validated by the World Bank. Deployed at the iconic Noor Ouarzazate site, this program aims to experiment with different technological storage solutions to improve grid flexibility. [pdf]
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In an exciting development for renewable energy in Africa, Qair, an Independent Power Producer (IPP), has successfully closed a loan to finance a significant 60MW hybrid solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Mauritius. [pdf]
China’s SANY Group and Ruida Mine in Zambia collaborated on a solar, storage, and diesel hybrid microgrid. SANY Silicon Energy, the PV division of the larger Chinese conglomerate SANY Group, has launched a hybrid microgrid project comprised of solar, storage, and diesel in Zambia. [pdf]
Ukrainian private utility DTEK has energised the largest battery storage project in the war-torn country and one of the biggest ones in Eastern Europe. The 200 MW/400 MWh installation spans six sites ranging from 20 MW to 50 MW and connected to the power grid in the Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. [pdf]
To tackle these concerns effectively, Qazaq Green along with Huawei Technologies Kazakhstan has begun developing a comprehensive White Paper aimed at outlining potential battery energy storage systems (BESS) within Kazakhstan’s unified power framework. [pdf]
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A consortium of South Korea's Doosan Enerbility Co., Ltd. and Vietnam's Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 2 (PECC2) has been selected as the EPC contractor via international open bidding. [pdf]
MUSCAT: A new solar PV based Independent Power Project (IPP), set to come up at Ibri in Al Dhahirah Governorate, is expected to be integrated with utility-scale battery storage in a first for Oman’s rapidly expanding renewable energy sector. [pdf]
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