The Red Sands project is located in the Northern Cape, about 100km southeast of Upington, and will be the largest standalone battery energy storage system in Africa and Globeleq’s first large-scale BESS project in South Africa. The project will take up approximately 5 hectares (12 acres) and will connect to the grid through the Eskom Garona substation. The Red Sands project plans to upgrade the substation to ensure that full network support capabilities of the project’s batteries can be utilised.
Working closely with leading global battery and balance-of-plant suppliers, Globeleq estimates that the project will cost approximately US$300 million (ZAR5.7 billion) and will take 24 months to construct after financial close.
Please see the Generation License Application for AGV Projects Proprietary Limited which is the Applicant and entity that owns the 153MW/612 MWh Red Sands battery energy storage project near Upington in the Northern Cape.
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153MW/ 612MWh
- Nr Upington, South AFrica
- Description: Red Sands will be the largest standalone battery energy storage system in Africa
- Present status: Early Development
