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

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