Newly inaugurated PV microgrid to supply almost 50% of Robben Island’s electricity

Robben Island, a World Heritage Site has gone green with the installation of a R25-million solar energy, lithium-ion battery storage microgrid that will supply almost half of the island’s yearly electricity requirement. The Department of Tourism, together with the appointed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor Sola Future Energy and technology provider ABB officially inaugurated the microgrid last month. Tourism Minister Tokozile Xasa handed over the microgrid to the ...