Fuel cells to power South Africa’s remote locations

[jpak]

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=106454

he $3-million grant awarded by the Inter-national Finance Cor-poration (IFC) to South African company IST Holdings, and US partner Plug Power, to install 400 fuel cells in remote locations and cities of South Africa is 10% complete, says IST Holdings power systems GM Kennith Shuda.

Increased demand for reliable power throughout South Africa has prompted the construction of additional power-generating capacity and the simultaneous upgrade of existing infrastructure, both of which can benefit from the capabilities provided by Plug Power’s GenCore fuel cell.

Plug Power’s GenCore unit is expected to become an important component in the expan- sion of utility infra-structure throughout South Africa, observes an IST Holdings official.

The fuel cells will pro-vide a reliable source of electricity and will replace polluting technologies such as diesel generators.

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[tabatha]

1. good news

thanks for posting.
hope their electricity supply is better by 2010.