Renewables growth meets its grid limit

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Uganda has issued a directive temporarily suspending the issuance of new licences for grid-connected solar and wind projects. The decision follows a recent 2.5% bump in peak demand, and technical assessments showing that the national grid’s current absorption capacity for variable renewable energy (VRE) has reached its practical limit. 

• Renewables uptake across the continent is accelerating, with the Renewables Rising database showing at least 54 GW of projects under development, mainly from solar. Good thing, one in three of the new solar projects is now hybrid.

• The issue of renewable intermittency is a growing concern for many countries, with some, like Kenya, putting measures in place to prioritise only renewables with battery storage as a safeguard for grid stability.

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