South Africa, May 30 -- Scatec ASA has been awarded preferred bidder status for the Haru BESS Battery Energy Storage Project totalling 123 MW/492 MWh in the third bid window of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP) in South Africa, by the Department of Mineral Resources andEnergy.Scatec will receive payments under a 15-year agreement for making the storage capacity available for the National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) which will utilise the capacity to balance the grid.The estimated total capex for the battery energy storage project is ZAR 2.2 billion (USD 120 million) of which Scatec's EPC contracts account for approximately 80%. The project will be financed by 90% non-reco...