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TIMOTHY MAHLANGU
Residents keep buying electricity through their prepaid meters while Blockpower takes over the municipal account, pays the utility for grid energy and reconciles solar, grid and unit consumption monthly
EaaS solution delivers prepaid cost savings
6th November 2026 By: Keabetswe Shilakwe

Community housing schemes with a bulk municipal supply point are emerging as viable sites for hybrid solar and storage deployment under an Energy as a Service (EaaS) solution, says... 


GNANA SEKARAN
The Hitachi Energy HyFlex is a hybrid generator that has environmental benefits – eliminating pollutants such as CO2, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, unlike diesel generators
Grid stability shifts from capacity to control
6th November 2026 By: Keabetswe Shilakwe

The South African electricity grid is entering a phase where stability is less about how much power is generated and more about how power can be effectively managed and controlled. For global... 


BESS SOLUTIONS
Energy Group recently brought 100 MW of behind-the-meter PV into operation, and has about 800 MWh of battery energy storage systems in development, including over 300 MWh under construction
BESSs now a grid asset
6th November 2026 By: Keabetswe Shilakwe

Behind-the-meter demand for utility-scale PV and battery energy storage systems (BESSs), driven by rising energy costs, declining storage capital costs and preparation for wholesale market reform,... 


RORY REID
Businesses are moving away from buying individual components such as UPS systems, distribution boards, generators and batteries and are moving towards an integrated power solution
BESS, UPS advancing in energy management – company
6th November 2026 By: Keabetswe Shilakwe

Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems were once viewed purely as insurance against outages and poor power quality, but they are now being deployed as... 


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