Sungrow and Globeleq have inked a BESS supply and a 15-year long-term service term sheet for the Red Sands battery energy storage system (BESS) project. The project is situated in South Africa and has a capacity of 153 MW/612 MWh. The project is a part of South Africa’s inaugural Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP).
Under the term sheet, Sungrow will provide its PowerTitan 2.0 liquid-cooled energy storage system. It will also provide comprehensive operations and maintenance services under the contract. The BESS project will connect to the grid through the Eskom Garona substation. It is expected to reach financial close in 2025 and will begin operations in 2027.
Earlier in May 2025, Sungrow inked an agreement with Zelestra to provide battery storage technology for a BESS project being delivered in Latin America. Under the agreement, Sungrow will provide its PowerTitan 2.0 liquid-cooled BESS and its MV power conversion units for the BESS project with a storage capacity of 1 GWh.
