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KKR’s ContourGlobal begins construction of ‘Sun at Night’ solar-plus-storage project in Chile

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The project will employ around 400 people at the peak of construction, ContourGlobal said. Image: ContourGlobal Independent power producer (IPP) ContourGlobal has begun construction of its fourth large-scale solar PV and battery storage hybrid project in Chile. The company is fully owned by US investment firm KKR and is building its Los Maitenes project in the O’Higgins Region administrative division.
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Japan: Tokyo Gas enters offtake for 200MWh Fukushima BESS, Eku Energy nears completion of first project

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By Andy Colthorpe Verified
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Tesla BESS equipment installation at Eku Energy’s Hirohara BESS. Image: Eku Energy Japanese utility Tokyo Gas has entered into a long-term offtake agreement for a 49.7MW/202.1MWh battery storage project in Fukushima Prefecture. Announced last week (28 July) by offtake partner Hexa Energy Services, Tokyo Gas will acquire operating rights and play the asset’s stored energy into electricity markets over the 20-year term of the agreement.
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South Africa: Plentify aggregates 2.7GWh of Deye home battery systems into virtual power plant

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By Andy Colthorpe Verified
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Deye expo stand at Intersolar Europe 2026 in Munich, Germany. Image: Deye Home energy management company Plentify will put over 160,000 connected home battery storage systems in South Africa into a virtual power plant (VPP). The South Africa-headquartered company said last month (20 July) that it has been appointed the exclusive VPP partner by Chinese solar PV inverter and battery storage system manufacturer Deye.
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