Name of the Project
Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP) – Bid Window 1 (BW1).

Location
South Africa.

Project Owner/s
The Department of Energy (DME), and the Independent Power Producer (IPP) Office.

Project Description
The site-specific BESIPPPP – BW1 is designed to facilitate the procurement of up to 513 MW, or at least 2 052 MWh, of battery storage across five specified substation sites, with only one preferred bidder per site.

The five bidders are: 

• Oasis Aggeneis (77 MW), substation Aggeneis, Northern Cape – EDF Development Mulilo and black economic-empowerment (BEE) partner Pele Energy group & Gibb-Crede;
• Mogobe battery energy storage system (BESS – 103 MW), substation Ferrum, Northern Cape – Scatec Africa and BEE partner Perpetua Holdings;
• Oasis Mookodi (77 MW), substation Mookodi, North West – EDF Development Mulilo and Pele, Gibb Crede and a community trust;
• Oasis Nieuwehoop (103 MW), substation Nieuwehoop, Northern Cape – EDF Development Mulilo and BEE partner Pele Energy group & Gibb-Crede;
• Red Sands BESS (153 MW), substation Garona, Northern Cape – Globeleq and African Rainbow Energy & Power.

All the BESS projects have four hours of storage.

Potential Job Creation
The Mogobe and Oasis Mookodi BESS projects are expected to create 217 jobs. The projects have committed to spending 11% and 20% respectively on local content of total costs during construction, and 20% and 26% on local content of total costs respectively during operations.

Capital Expenditure
R50-billion overall.

Planned Start/End Date
Oasis Mookodi and Mogobe BESS reached commercial close on October 17, 2024, and are expected to enter into commercial operation in September 2026.

The Oasis Aggeneis and Oasis Nieuwehoop projects reached financial close on November 18, 2024. Project construction is expected not to exceed 24 months and the storage capacity is expected to come on line no later than November 2026. 

Red Sands reached commercial close in June 2025. 

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Scatec, alongside Perpetua and a local community trust (Mogobe BESS); EDF Renewables, in partnership with Mulilo, Gibb-Crede, Pele Green Energy (Oasis Aggeneis and Oasis Nieuwehoop BESSs); EDF Renewables and Mulilo (Oasis Mookodi); Globeleq and project partner African Rainbow Energy & Power (Red Sands).

Contact Details for Project Information
DME, tel + 27 12 406 7788 or email info@energy.gov.za.
IPP Office, email query@ipp-storage.co.za.