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DPA and Huawei partner on new Lithium-Ion battery technology
In pursuit of building synergies in energy technology, Distributed Power Africa (DPA), an Econet Global company is partnering with Huawei Technologies to transform African communities through smart batteries and solar. This collaboration will culminate in the offering of the Huawei Smart Energy Fusion product to be used in hybrid solar solutions for the African market.
The partnership will expand DPA’s product offering by providing improved storage and will accelerate the uptake of their retail power offer of reliable, cost-effective energy for residential and small & medium businesses. The Huawei Smart Energy Fusion product will initially be rolled out in selected DPA markets, namely Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, and Kenya.
The supply of energy plus storage is fast becoming of high importance, especially in countries where unstable grid conditions exist. Huawei is offering DPA a solution that ensures up to 30% more energy, a stable power supply, and a financial saving for end users. Given the ‘new normal’ brought on by the pandemic, there is now an increased requirement from home offices for a reliable power service to support digital communication. The Huawei Smart Energy Fusion product brings customers convenience at a low cost to their daily business and lives.
“We are always looking to work with innovative partners like Huawei to bring smart systems and deliver best-fit energy solutions to meet the energy needs in our markets.” Stated DPA CEO, Norman Moyo. He said renewable energy technology such as this is a step towards fully functional communities being built off-grid.
With the Huawei Smart Energy Fusion product, DPA will be able to increase power capacity for customers wanting to scale up. The product is designed with string battery technology that is modular and is scalable from 5kW to 30kW on every stack, giving customers flexible investment. It can be installed with or without solar panels and connected to either grid or generator to supply optimum power.
The technology comes with AI-powered active protection to safeguard the system against electrical faults with an in-built App to give customers an all-around better experience.
DPA will offer the product with their custom energy solutions on innovative and flexible financing to enable customers to choose solutions to suit their needs.