Teraco, which introduced late final yr that it had commenced building by itself 120MW photo voltaic PV plant within the Free State, has signed this PPA to enrich its renewable vitality programme with wind energy. The settlement offers Teraco and NOA with the flexibleness to develop renewable vitality offtake as each firms evolve to satisfy growing demand.
Wind is a key renewable vitality useful resource for information centres which function 24/7/365. In South Africa, wind generates energy via the night time and into the early morning, making it a wonderful complementary supply of energy to photo voltaic, which is generated throughout daytime. The mixture permits far better ranges of renewable vitality protection.
Bryce Allan, Head of Sustainability at Teraco, says, “The conclusion of this PPA helps our sustainable progress pathway. We recognize NOA’s distinctive and collaborative method in complementing Teraco’s renewable vitality provide and sit up for a protracted partnership as we journey in direction of our 100% renewable vitality aim.”
Karel Cornelissen, CEO at NOA, says, “NOA is proud to ship our suite of renewable vitality merchandise to help Africa’s largest information centre operator’s formidable renewable vitality targets. Teraco is an business chief and continues to set the bar excessive for renewable vitality initiatives throughout South Africa’s information centre business. By aggregating renewable vitality from our fleet of era services and third celebration IPPs, we’re properly positioned to supply tailor-made and versatile options to assist firms, like Teraco, cut back their carbon footprint.”
Below the phrases of the deal, NOA will wheel renewable vitality from numerous wind initiatives to Teraco’s services. The renewable vitality wheeled to Teraco’s services will complement Teraco’s photo voltaic programme, maximising renewable vitality throughout Teraco’s information centres. These initiatives will ramp up progressively over time with the primary energy anticipated to be wheeled in 2026.
Wheeling renewable vitality throughout electrical grids permits energy to be moved from a renewable vitality producer in outlying areas by way of present transmission and distribution methods to end-users positioned in city areas. It additionally permits the deployment of renewable vitality initiatives to areas with excessive vitality yield to maximise renewable vitality era potential.
“That is an thrilling time for Teraco as we take one other important step in direction of assembly our 100% renewable vitality ambitions and people of our purchasers,” says Jan Hnizdo, CEO at Teraco. “We’re wanting ahead to those new wind era services coming on-line and including a lot wanted new renewable vitality manufacturing to South Africa’s grid.”
