- Ekurhuleni Municipality approves the connection of solar PV plants and the battery systems.
- The microgrid solution was engineered and constructed by the SOLA Group.
South African authorities have approved the connection of a solar PV plant and storage system in the Ekurhuleni Municipality. The facility will comprise one of South Africa’s largest microgrids, with a 1.8MW solar PV facility and a 2.9MWh battery connected to the local grid to help stabilise it.
The system was purchased from the SOLA Group by PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which intends to secure electricity supplies and minimise carbon emissions at its vast distribution centre at Kempton Park in Johannesburg. “We are thrilled to have completed such a significant project at one of our South African sites,” said Umesh Himraj, PepsiCo SSA’s Engineering Sustainability Lead.
The microgrid solution was engineered and constructed by the SOLA Group. “The solution that we devised uses the roof space at PepsiCo’s facility to house solar modules which generate enough solar electricity during the day to run the plant entirely and store excess power in the battery. The solution provides near 100% renewable energy for this facility,” said Dom Wills, CEO of the SOLA Group.