WATCH ON-DEMAND: At what point does energy storage become financially viable?

•  Battery prices are falling steadily, but at what point does battery storage become truly financially viable? 
• Is battery storage in Africa a utility scale option? What are the timeline for this development if so? 
• What are the projections for battery storage in Africa and where is the technology relevant? 
• Where is storage best placed on the network vs other types of storage? What needs to happen to formalise battery storage – legislative, regulatory and network

Country specialists: 

• Joanne Dean, Spokesperson and Board member, South African Energy Storage Association (SAESA) 
• Hendrik Malan, CEO, Frost & Sullivan Africa 
• Katrien Hinderdael, Power Africa Country Manager  for East Africa and Central, USTDA 
• Kathleen Jean-Pierre, Vision & Delivery Lead, CrossBoundary Energy 
• Seydou Kane, Managing Director,  Eaton Africa, South Africa