Mulilo has achieved financial close for the Mercury battery energy storage project in South Africa’s Free State province.
The project will comprise a 76 MW/304 MWh battery energy storage facility near Viljoenskroon and was selected as one of eight preferred bidders under the second bid window of South Africa’s Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme. The bid window is expected to add a combined 615 MW/2,460 MWh of storage capacity, with a total investment of ZAR 12.8 billion.