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NamPower, Namibia's state-owned power utility, has signed a contract with a Chinese joint venture to build the first utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in the country and the Southern African region. With a growing share of RE the need for measures to maintain and improve energy supply stability is also growing. A battery storage system such as the KfW. . First Shipment Arrives for Namibia's Landmark 51MW Omburu Battery Energy Storage Project. Namibia has reached a major milestone in its renewable energy journey with the arrival of the first shipment for the Omburu Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project, the country's first utility-scale. . Namibia Power Corporation, widely known as NamPower, has taken an important step toward strengthening the country's energy infrastructure by launching the Initial Selection Document for a major battery energy storage project. The shipment, which arrived at Walvis Bay, marks the first delivery of major components for the project and. . WINDHOEK, Oct.
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The BESS station is under development by the, who own the station. The development receives support (financial and technical) from the (KfW). In December 2021, KfW made a grant of €20 million towards the development of this project, estimated at 80 percent of total cost. NamPower is expected to contribute about 20 percent of the cost and pay any outstanding taxe.
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How much will NamPower contribute to the Bess project?
NamPower will contribute approx. 100 million NAD to ensure the total project cost of around 500 m NAD are fully covered. The BESS plant will assist in peak shifting, energy arbitrage, provision of emergency energy, ramp-rate and reactive power control amongst others.
Will Namibia's electricity grid be stabilized?
The Managing Director of NamPower, Mr Kahenge Simson Haulofu, further said that the electricity grid in Namibia will be stabilized as short and medium-term power fluctuations from RE generation can be load-followed by the storage system.
What is the Bess and how will it work?
The BESS is expected to store "locally generated renewable power as well as electricity imported from the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)". The electricity will be stored at off-peak times, when it is cheaper. The stored energy can then be discharged "during peak times".
When will NamPower EPC plant be operational?
After an elaborate tendering and evaluation process, NamPower signed the EPC contract with Shandong Electrical, Engineering & Equipment Group Co., Ltd and Zhejiang Narada Power Source Co., Ltd JV on 13 December 2023. Construction work is planned for 18 months and the plant is expected to be operational by mid 2025.