Grid Independency for shopping mall in South Africa thanks to storage converters from AEG Power Solutions
Summary
South Africa’s power grid is facing several outages daily – especially during the peak times of 7-10AM in the morning and 6-8PM in the evening. Since the energy crisis in 2008 Eskom’s electricity prices have been skyrocketing by eight times of their initial rates. One storage converter is connected to the power grid and charges the batteries during the nighttime at low electricity prices. During daytime the system switches to off-grid mode powering the shopping mall via the connected solar panels. Another advantage of AEG Power Solutions’ storage converter is its grid-friendly integration with low harmonics which is a significant factor for electricity grids with low stability.” The system has been fully running since July 2021 and has an expected amortisation period of four to five years.