“With Eskom 's new 1.4 GWh energy storage project, locally produced batteries may provide a good opportunity for a true local solution to an urgent need,” says Naicker. “The lack of affordable batteries has prohibited the mass-penetration of much-needed energy storage solutions throughout Africa,” he adds.
Naicker says it is important to develop a local lithium-ion battery plant, as all lithium-ion batteries used in Africa are currently imported from mega-factories in the northern hemisphere. In fact, he believes there is an “arms-like race” to establish battery production in the northern hemisphere, but with no plans to do the same in Africa.
The lithium-ion battery energy storage unit is the first battery-storage project in West Africa dedicated to frequency regulation and is designed to stabilize Senegal's grid and reduce blackouts.
Fitch Solutions estimates there are about nine lithium projects currently being developed in Africa – in Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mali, Ghana and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) but the projects are still small relative to the number of projects being developed in the Americas, Australia and Europe.
Furthermore, the project will include the construction of small solar photovoltaic plants, injecting 16 MW of solar energy into the grid while mitigating approximately 26,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year. The $34.8 million battery-storage project serves as the first of its kind in West Africa.
The $34.8 million project is funded by Dutch development bank FMO and the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) through investment management company Ninety One and is expected to start operations in 12 months.
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