Eskom’s Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is scheduled to come online in the Breede Valley by the end of July.
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Kyle Cookson, Eskom spokesperson, told the Standard that mechanical completion is near, and commissioning will start soon. ‘This means that the mechanical installation of the equipment is done and all the necessary testing to ensure operational and safety requirements are met, will be done. We aim to complete the during July and should, by the end of the month, be able to store and dispatch energy from the Bess plant.’
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The Bess substation will operate at the Hex Substation near Worcester. The Hex River Power Station was originally built by Eskom to provide power for 314km along the main railway line between Bellville and Tows River, and later a further 288km to Beaufort West.
‘The Hex Bess plant is required to deliver a generation of 20MW for a five-hour duration. It will be discharged at a later time to provide electricity or other national grid services when needed. The plant is connected via the local grid and will be able to service the local requirements first. Any excess capacity will then be exported to the rest of the national grid.’
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