The Akuo Energy-Tonga 2 – Battery Energy Storage System is a 6,000kW energy storage project located in Tongatapu, Tonga. The rated storage capacity of the project is 23,400kWh.
The project was announced in 2019 and will be commissioned in 2021.
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Description
The Akuo Energy-Tonga 2 – Battery Energy Storage System is being developed by Akuo Energy. The project is owned by Akuo Energy (100%).
The key applications of the project are peak shaving and load shifting.
Contractors involved
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By GlobalDataAkuo Energy is the owner. Akuo Energy is the developer. Akuo Energy is the technology provider for the project.
Akuo Energy is the EPC contractor for the project.
Additional information
Akuo, a global renewable energy independent power producer and developer, and Tonga Power Limited signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for a 23.4 MWh / 6MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project which set to become the largest storage project in the
South Pacific (excluding Hawaii).
About Akuo Energy
Akuo Energy SAS (Akuo Energy) is a renewable energy company that develops, finances, builds and operates renewable energy power plants. The company offers services such as project management, engineering, procurement and construction; and operation and maintenance of renewable energy power plants. It generates power using renewable energy sources such as hydro energy, ocean thermal energy conversion, biomass, wind energy and solar energy. The company has operations in the UAE, Turkey, Indonesia, Luxembourg, the US, Uruguay, Croatia, Poland, Bulgaria, Australia, Dominican Republic and Mongolia. Akuo Energy is headquartered in Paris, France.
Methodology
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