Release by Scatec says its redeployable solar and energy storage systems will enable African grid operators to shore up aging electricity networks. Some are saddled with debt and speculation continues about the potentially dominant role off-grid solar and private companies can play in the continent’s energy future. “If you only work with off-grid solutions, you will have to oversize your generation capacity. “We see the majority of the Release solutions being geared towards utilities, so they will be grid-connected. I don’t think utilities will want to throw their plans up and leave everything to the private sector.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 06, 2023 05:04 UTC