Battery energy storage systems (BESS)
The future renewable energy mix will primarily derive from variable sources like solar and wind — except the sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow.
Through the BESS Consortium, Global Energy Alliance aims to enable 500MW by 2025 through a mix of direct Global Energy Alliance high-risk capital and other concessional and commercial funding. By doing this we can reframe battery storage as a pathway to a reliable, renewable energy future and seed this $100 billion market.
What is needed to accelerate and scale?
The BESS Consortium is a platform which aims to catalyze system change through market shaping and momentum building. Benefits to joining the Consortium as a Resource, Technical or Industry Partner are:
- Policy and enabling environment support
- Access to data and best practice sharing
- Pooled financing to access best in class technical assistance and fast-track financial assistance
- Access to battery supplier, technology and market insights
- Enhanced engagement, collaboration, and partnerships among other members
- Contribution to the global narrative of BESS efforts
Meet our experts
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Umang MaheshwariUmang MaheshwariManaging Director, BESSGlobal -
Tshegofatso NeeuwfanTshegofatso NeeuwfanCountry Deliver Lead, South AfricaAfricaSouth Africa
Tshegofatso Neeuwfan
Country Deliver Lead, South AfricaAfrica, South AfricaTshegofatso is a Manager for Utility Innovation at the Aliiance, bringing over 13 years of experience in the Southern African electricity supply industry. Previously, he worked with Deloitte Consulting on USAID’s Power Africa initiative and held roles at Eskom and Accenture South Africa. He holds an Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Pretoria
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Sunita DubeySunita DubeyCountry Delivery LeadVietnam
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