AFRICA ENERGY INTEL
PROJECT / PRJ-0696
216 MWCapacity
operationalStatus
Research pendingVerification

Evidence review in progress

1 conflicting claim held from publication

The current sourced value remains visible until newer, more authoritative evidence is confirmed.

Hydra Project

identity and ownership
MarketSouth Africa
RegionSouthern Africa
Power poolSAPP
TechnologyHybridsource ↗ · other press · C
Sponsors / ownersTotalEnergies; Hydra Storage Holding; Reatile Renewablessource ↗ · other press · C
OfftakerEskomsource ↗ · other press · C
ProgrammeRisk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP)source ↗ · other press · C

Contracting

reported terms only
PPA signedResearch pending
PPA tenorResearch pending
TariffResearch pending
Offtake structureResearch pending
Revenue currencyResearch pending
FX / indexationResearch pending

Project finance

reported values are not estimates
CAPEXResearch pending
DebtResearch pending
EquityResearch pending
Debt tenorResearch pending
LendersResearch pending

Procurement and security

Procurement routeResearch pending
Payment securityResearch pending
Guarantee providerResearch pending

Milestones

Financial closeResearch pending
Commercial operation2026-07-16source ↗ · other press · C
Current statusoperationalsource ↗ · other press · C

Verification

Finance source tierResearch pending
VerificationResearch pending
Information statusResearch pending
Last verifiedResearch pending
EvidenceOpen original source ↗

Latest project activity

linked from deals, wire and DFI disclosures
DateUpdateEvidence
2026-07-20wire
TotalEnergies, Hydra Storage Holding and REATILE RENEWABLES have inaugurated the Hydra project in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. The hybrid facility combines 216MW of solar PV with a 500MWh battery energy storage		source ↗
other press · C

Status history

append-only audit
DateTransitionEvidence
No verified status transition has been recorded yet.