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Battery energy storage for commercial and industrial sites
Sunbird Solar delivers containerised battery energy storage for commercial, industrial and mining sites.
The systems provide backup power, peak shaving and time-of-use savings, alongside new or existing solar.
- ≥92% — Round-trip efficiency
- 6,000+ — Cycles
- <20 ms — Switchover
- 100 kWh–25+ MWh — System sizes
What we deliver
- Backup power: Critical loads stay on during grid outages, with switchover under 20 ms.
- Peak shaving: Stored energy reduces maximum demand at peak times.
- Time-of-use savings: Charge when energy is cheaper and discharge when it is more expensive.
- Containerised systems: Battery systems from 100 kWh to more than 25 MWh.
Projects
| Project | Location | System | Status |
|---|
| Aspen Pharmacare — Gqeberha | Gqeberha, Eastern Cape | 6 MWp + 22 MWh BESS | In construction |
| RAN Mines — Bindura, Zimbabwe | Bindura, Zimbabwe | 5 MWp + 10 MWh BESS | In construction |
| Jubilee Mall | Hammanskraal, Gauteng | 3,522 kWp + 5 MWh BESS | Completed |
| Egli — Phases 1 & 2 | Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal | 976 kWp + 2.15 MWh BESS | Completed |
| Nutrapharm | KwaZulu-Natal | 880 kWp + 860 kWh BESS | Completed |
| Wellness Choice | Elandslaagte, near Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal | 520 kWp + 1.446 MWh BESS | Completed |
| Proud Acres | Greytown, KZN | 179 kWp + 322 kWh BESS | Completed |
| Private Estate — Harare | Harare, Zimbabwe | 116 kWp + 234 kWh BESS | Completed |
| Idwala Mine | KwaZulu-Natal South Coast | 10 MWh BESS | Completed |
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