Therefore, with its unparalleled potential for renewable energy, the development and implementation of energy storage technologies is vital to ensure and improve grid stability and security, across Africa.
Drakensberg Pumped Energy Storage Scheme – 27.6 GWh
Designed to generate electricity for 10 hours per day through its four 250 MW turbine generators, the Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme is an energy storage facility, situated in the northern parts of the Drakensberg Mountain range of South Africa, which provides up to 27.6 GWh of electricity storage. Water from the 27 million cubic meter reservoir is pumped into the Driekloof Dam — a small section of the Sterkfontein Dam in South Africa’s Free State province — during times of low national power consumption, from where it is released into the Drakensberg’s Kilburn Dam, an escarpment with a capacity of 36…