Micro or macro?

While innovative pay-as-you-go approaches to battery pack usage are proving popular in some African markets, there is evidence of a nascent grid-scale battery industry taking shape on the continent.

By

Max Hall

11 Mar 2024

Mobile Power customers can use one of their batteries while simultaneously charging others at a hub. | Photo: Mobile Power

The scale of solar projects in Africa is changing. Commercial arrays that are installed by businesses frustrated by unreliable state-run grids are coming into prominence after an initial wave of, largely donor-funded, grid scale solar installations. Will the same hold true for energy storage?Solar developers have spent years trying to make a sound business case …

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