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South Africa’s Coal-Dependent Eskom Calls for Battery-Power Storage

  • South Africa’s state-owned power company seeks bids for system
  • World Bank, African Development Bank providing funding
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South Africa’s state-owned power utility, which relies on coal to generate most of the nation’s electricity, issued a request for bids to build its first battery-energy storage system, according to a tender document seen by Bloomberg.