Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
National Energy Regulator of South AfricaIn the news
More than 160,000 Deye residential batteries installed across South Africa could be coordinated through a VPP, unlocking around 2.7GWh of distributed battery storage to help support the national grid. Graphic: Deye
ENERGY TRANSITION

Transforming South Africa’s power grid, virtually

As South Africans invest billions in rooftop solar and batteries, Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) offer a way to connect these distributed energy resources into a single, flexible…

  • Thabo Molelekwa
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