Harnessing Solar Power: The Rise of Photovoltaic Energy Storage
Meta Description: Explore how photovoltaic energy storage systems are transforming North Africa''s renewable energy landscape. Discover key trends, success stories, and why EK
Meta Description: Explore how photovoltaic energy storage systems are transforming North Africa''s renewable energy landscape. Discover key trends, success stories, and why EK
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Scatec’s Kenhardt solar-plus-storage site in South Africa (above), which went online at the end of 2023. Image: Scatec. Africa’s energy storage market has seen a boom since 2017, having risen from just 31MWh to 1,600MWh in 2024, according to trade body AFSIA Solar’s latest report.
Solar PV, which, as reported by our colleagues at PV Tech in their write-up of the AFSIA report, reached 19.2GW in 2024, increasing by 2.5GW on 2023 levels, is becoming the focal energy generation resource for Africa.
The report notes this initiative, which is described as a means to fill the short-term supply gap, alleviate the electricity supply constraints, and reduce the extensive utilisation of diesel-based peaking electrical generators. Several initiatives and drivers for energy storage have also been introduced to African countries.