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Energy storage system for Côte d'Ivoire’s first solar plant
18/5/2022
Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has won a contract from Eiffage Energie Systèmes to deliver a 10 MW energy storage system (ESS) for Côte d’Ivoire’s first large-scale solar photovoltaic power plant in Boundiali.
The 37.5 MW-peak plant, owned and operated by CI-Energies, is expected to produce clean electricity for around 30,000 households, avoid the emission of 27,000 tonnes of CO2 and help create 300 jobs in the region. The primary role of the ESS will be capacity firming and smoothing of the solar plant’s inherently intermittent output, to ensure a predictable and reliable feed into the local grid, reports Saft.
The fully-integrated lithium-ion ESS will comprise six Saft Intensium Max High Energy containers, providing a total of 13.8 MWh energy storage, together with power conversion and medium voltage power station systems.
The ESS will rapidly charge or discharge its lithium-ion batteries to accommodate the intermittent output from the solar power plant. It can then provide a smooth generation profile, equivalent to the plant’s output averaged over 30 minutes, that can be easily accepted by the local grid. This ensures the most effective use of valuable decarbonised electricity, according to the company.
Côte d’Ivoire had an installed electricity production capacity of 2,229 MW in 2019 and is expected to double its production by 2030. Electricity supply is currently largely provided by thermal energy and hydroelectric dams. The Côte d’Ivoire government aims to make the country a West African energy hub by 2030, targeting an energy mix of 42% renewables. The Saft ESS is scheduled to be commissioned at the Boundiali site in September 2022.
