Malawi installs first utility-scale battery to store solar power

Malawi has commissioned a 20-megawatt utility-scale battery storage system, the first outside South Africa and Namibia in southern Africa, to stabilise power supplies and reduce blackouts as the country contends with climate shocks and low electrification rates. The facility is part of a broader plan to add 60 MW of additional battery capacity and aims to connect 600,000 more households whilst cutting blackout duration from four hours to under two hours.

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