Mogadishu Outdoor Power BESS

Which battery chemistries are relevant to Africa's grid-scale energy storage needs?

BESS includes multiple conventional and novel battery chemistries. The study identified seven2 commercially available and eight emerging3 battery options that are potentially relevant to Africa’s current and future grid-scale energy storage requirements. Among the commercial technologies, lithium-ion batteries are best known.

Does Bess work in Africa?

Experience in the African context is even more limited with very few grid-scale BESS projects that are operational. As an emerging technology it is expected that technical performance will continue to mature and improve. Already, rapid and significant improvements have been seen across most performances metrices.

Which technology is best suited for a grid-scale Bess deployment?

Among the commercial technologies, lithium-ion batteries are best known. They have been the dominant technology for grid-scale applications, representing almost 60% of global grid-scale BESS deployments in 2021.

What are the challenges faced by Bess projects?

In addition to the above, BESS projects are also subject to the hurdles common to infrastructure investment on the continent. These include high cost of capital, financial constraints of off-takers (local utilities and consumers) and construction and operating risks in some jurisdictions. consumer and a generator of electricity.