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Saft launches its new energy storage hub world.
for renewables in Zhuhai, China Such projects typically involve multimillion-dollar
Saft has opened a new manufacturing hub for energy budgets and years of work, and in many markets
storage solutions (ESS) in Zhuhai, China. This will permitting is getting harder because of a lack of
enhance the company’s capacity to serve the global suitable locations. The newly formed International
ESS market and support the transition to renewable Forum on Pumped Storage Hydropower will
energy. focus on three areas: developing policy and
The new plant will enable Saft to support market frameworks, maintaining environmental
customers all around the world with an integrated sustainability standards, and demonstrating and
approach to energy storage. This includes every improving the value of projects.
step from initial concept and sizing to system Pumped hydro is already the cheapest energy
engineering, delivery and grid connection. As a storage technology in the world in terms of cost per
result, operators will be able to keep their total cost installed kilowatt-hour of capacity. Total project
of ownership (TCO) to a minimum, while maximizing costs range between $106 and $200 per kilowatt-
performance.The manufacturing capacity of the hour, compared to between $393 and $581 for
2
new 6,600m plant will be around 200 containers lithium-ion batteries.(Source:greentechmedia)
4 per year, which is equivalent to 480 MWh.
(Source:saftbatteries) Uganda tops African countries with
well-developed electricity regulatory
Pumped hydro moves to retain storage frameworks
market leadership Uganda has for the third time in a row emerged as
Recently,the International Hydropower Association the top performer in this year’s Electricity Regulatory
and the U.S. Department of Energy announced an Index Report published by the African Development
alliance of 11 national governments and more than Bank.
60 organizations to speed up the development and The East African country, along with Namibia,
deployment of pumped hydro projects around the Tanzania, Zambia and Kenya, the other top

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