I-Wenergy's 10MW / 20MWh Uhlelo Lokugcina Amandla Ebhethri (BESS) okwamanje usendleleni eya eZambia, uyasekela Isigaba II wephrojekthi eqhubekayo ye-hybrid microgrid e-Afrika. Uhlelo luzosetshenziswa njengengxenye ye-a ilanga + isitoreji + udizili isisombululo esiklanyelwe ukunika amandla ukusebenza kwezimayini ezinkulu.

Ngemva kokuqaliswa ngempumelelo kweSigaba I, lokhu kuthunyelwa kwesigaba esilandelayo kuzoqinisa ukwethembeka kukagesi ezifundeni ezinokuzinza okulinganiselwe kwegridi. Ngokuhlanganisa isitoreji samandla nesizukulwane se-photovoltaic nesipele sikadizili, iphrojekthi inika amandla ukuphathwa kwamandla okuthuthukisiwe, ukusebenza kahle kwesistimu, kanye nokuqhubeka nokusebenza okuthuthukisiwe.

Uma isiqalile ukusebenza, i-BESS izosiza ekwandiseni ukusetshenziswa kwamandla kagesi ovuselelekayo ngenkathi yehlisa ukuthembela ekukhiqizweni kukadizili, okunomthelela ekunciphiseni ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli kanye nezindleko zokusebenza. Isixazululo senzelwe ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zamandla aphezulu emkhakheni wezimayini, lapho ukuhlinzekwa kukagesi ozinzile nokungaphazamiseki kubalulekile.

Lokhu kuthunyelwa kugqamisa ukuqhubeka kwe-Wenergy ekuletheni izixazululo zokulondoloza amandla ezisezingeni lezimboni futhi iqinisa ukuzibophezela kwayo ekusekeleni ingqalasizinda yamandla eqinile futhi esimeme kuyo yonke i-Afrika.