Energy Boom in Africa: 2024 Marks a
Record Growth in the Energy Storage Sector Until 2022, Africa''s annual energy storage capacity remained around 50 MWh. In 2023, it tripled
North Africa has enormous renewable energy potential, particularly in solar and wind power, whose surplus could be easily exported to Europe. Clean electricity from North Africa would be an important medium-term option to help diversify Europe's energy mix and reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels in the long term.
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.
The North African battery market is expected to rise at a CAGR of more than 9% between 2019 and 2027, driven by the increasing adoption of renewable energy in the region and rapidly growing telecom and database sectors.
The industry needs hardware, software and international standards – and on top of all this, there is an increasing requirement for power to come from renewable sources. North Africa is witnessing a rising number of refinery green- and brownfield projects, which will warrant an increase in backup power requirements.
As noted by AFSIA Solar, one of the most notable solar-plus-storage developments in Africa is Norway-based independent power producer (IPP) Scatec's 225MW/1,140MWh Kenhardt project in South Africa. The site started operation in late 2023 (pictured above).
Populous North African countries such as Egypt, Algeria, Sudan and Morocco are experiencing rapid urban growth, and their IT sector is expanding exponentially. As a result, both require extensive access to continuous power, which can only be achieved with reliable sources of critical backup power.
Record Growth in the Energy Storage Sector Until 2022, Africa''s annual energy storage capacity remained around 50 MWh. In 2023, it tripled
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