With a yearly production potential of more than 300,000 batteries, the facility further increases Polarium’s presence in sub-Saharan Africa. ATC Africa signed a multimillion-dollar lithium-ion battery bulk purchase agreement with Polarium in 2021, securing thousands of lithium-powered backup solutions for ATC Africa’s markets over the coming years.
Swedish energy storage specialist Polarium has opened a lithium-ion battery assembly plant in Montague Park, Cape Town. The facility is the group’s third in the world, with a plant each in Mexico and Vietnam. The Cape Town plant will employ 200 people, and will supply mainly the local and rest-of- Africa telecommunications tower market.
The City of Cape Town is set to get Africa’s first dedicated gigawatt battery storage plant in the form of a 12,500 square-metre light industrial site.
Swedish lithium-ion battery manufacturer Polarium has started production at a 4GWh/yr battery assembly facility in Cape Town, South Africa. The plant was set up by America Tower Corporation Africa (ATC Africa), which signed a bulk purchase agreement with Polarium in 2021, having established a strategic partnership in 2017. Want to read more?
The opening of the Cape Town facility follows a multimillion-dollar bulk purchase agreement between American Tower Corporation (ATC) Africa and Polarium, signed last year. ATC has been switching steadily from diesel generators and traditional lead-acid battery storage to lithium-ion systems in Africa, explains ATC South Africa CEO Anne Mclaren.
The factory will be powered by a combination of solar power and Polarium’s energy storage solutions, making it a net contributor to the South African power grid. The opening of the Cape Town facility follows a multimillion-dollar bulk purchase agreement between American Tower Corporation (ATC) Africa and Polarium, signed last year.