The Prieska Power Reserve TM Project was
conceptualised by Martin Walzer, Technical Director of CENEC, during late 2017.
The main objective was to establish a mega-scale renewable energy hub that
would:
- generate electrical energy from renewable sources, and
- store energy as chemical energy as green hydrogen & ammonia on a long-term basis.
This will achieve energy independence and avoid
constraints and limitations of the national electricity grid.
Under the guidance of the Managing Director,
Cobus Vermeulen, the CENEC Team embarked on a possible site selection
initiative. After extensive research, assessments and simulations, it was
agreed that the area of Prieska met all the criteria to establish this
visionary concept: