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French Firm Switches On Africa’s Largest Renewable Energy/Storage Plant to Power 200K Houses

French Firm Switches On Africa’s Largest Renewable Energy/Storage Plant to Power 200K Houses
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Stories like this show real progress in protecting our planet and fighting climate change, giving us hope for a sustainable future.
French energy supermajor TotalEnergies recently inaugurated the largest hybrid renewable energy project in Africa that will generate 400 gigawatt-hours of electricity in South Africa. Located in the Northern Cape province the Hydra Project combines a 216-MW solar photovoltaic plant with a 500 MWh battery energy storage system. Developed and built with partners Hydra Storage Holding […] The post French Firm Switches On Africa’s Largest Renewable Energy/Storage Plant to Power 200K Houses appeared first on Good News Network.
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