Reliable Operations at Scale: Inside Scatec’s Kenhardt Hybrid Project

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Integrating solar and battery assets for real-time performance, high availability and global visibility.

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The Location

Location

Northern Cape, South Africa

Capacity

540 MW Solar PV + 225 MW / 1,140 MWh BESS

Client

Scatec ASA

Platform

Prediktor PowerView

Scatec’s Kenhardt hybrid project is one of the world’s largest combined solar and battery installations, built in South Africa’s Northern Cape. The project integrates 540 MWp of solar PV with a 225 MW/1,140 MWh battery storage system, enabling Scatec to supply dispatchable renewable power from 5:00 am to 9:30 pm every day, a critical contribution in a market affected by severe load shedding and growing demand for reliable energy availability.

Designed to operate as a fully hybrid resource, Kenhardt requires precise coordination between PV generation, storage charging and discharging and grid obligations. With high volumes of real-time operational data coming from inverters, PCS units, trackers, weather sensors and substations, the site depends on a robust digital backbone to maintain reliability, ensure compliance and optimize output.

As one of Scatec’s flagship utility-scale hybrid assets, Kenhardt also serves as a template for how centralized operations, high-resolution data, and advanced analytics can support both day-to-day performance and long-term fleet scalability across geographies.

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The Challenge

Coordinating a large-scale hybrid plant with real-time performance demands.

As hybrid PV + BESS systems grow in size and complexity, Scatec needed a platform that could unify operations across solar and storage, respond instantly to strict grid requirements, and provide consistent visibility across its global fleet. The solution also had to ensure high data integrity, reliable forecasting, and long-term performance insights, all while maintaining availability at utility-scale.

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The Solution

Scatec selected Prediktor PowerView™ as the plant SCADA, monitoring, and centralized operations platform.

Real Time Hybrid Coordination

Prediktor PowerViewTM enables real-time synchronization between solar and BESS systems to respond dynamically to weather events, grid signals, and operational constraints.

Data Modeling & OPC UA Integration

With high-frequency data logging across PCS, inverters, weather stations and more, Prediktor PowerViewTM uses OPC UA to structure and standardize incoming data for performance monitoring, KPIs, and compliance reporting.

Centralized Dashboards & Portfolio HMI

Scatec's team uses Prediktor PowerViewTM to monitor global assets via a unified platform, enabling rapid issue detection, standardized reporting, and consistent performance benchmarking.

Forecasting & Predictive Analytics

Prediktor PowerViewTM supports through third-party forecast providers, SoC forecasting and production modeling, helping reduce penalties and improve decision-making through greater predictability.

High Availability & Automation

Advanced alarming, automated tracker control, and centralized dispatch adjustments ensure grid compliance and uptime, even during adverse conditions.

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The Results

Enhanced Operational Visibility & Faster Response

PowerView™ delivers real-time, unified insight across PV and BESS systems, enabling operators to detect issues early and resolve them quickly. Standardized KPIs and high-frequency data improve situational awareness, reduce troubleshooting time, and strengthen day-to-day operational control.

Higher Availability & Scalable Performance Management

With consistent dashboards and data pipelines, Scatec can monitor, benchmark, and support assets across its wider fleet. Early anomaly detection reduces downtime, while improved forecasting and dispatch planning help maintain availability and meet grid obligations with greater predictability.

Impact Highlights

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150 MW of dispatchable power from 5 am-9.30 pm year-round, delivered to South Africa’s national grid
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>540 MWp solar + 225 MW/1,140 MWh storage coordinated through a unified platform
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Reduced downtime through high-resolution forecasting
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Fleet-wide visibility across Scatec’s hybrid and solar assets in South Africa and globally
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Trusted decision-making enabled by real-time, contextualized OT data
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“We have been able to increase the BESS unit’s availability to achieve our most challenging period of the year (the winter solstice period).  Even with the expected degradation of the BESS, we have been able to increase energy storage availability by using the Prediktor solution.  We have also been able to detect over 95% of all critical plant downtime events remotely and dispatch field service personnel by using remote monitoring alone.  All of these critical events have been detected and were acted upon within 10 minutes of each event."

-Scatec Team 

A Model for Grid Resilience

As hybrid renewable projects grow in size and scope, real-time integration, data quality, and centralized visibility become non-negotiable. Prediktor PowerViewTM proves that high performance and high availability can go hand-in-hand, enabling smarter, scalable renewable operations.

Kenhardt demonstrates how hybrid solar and battery systems, backed by the right digital infrastructure, can play a transformative role in supporting national energy resilience. As South Africa continues to battle rolling blackouts, scalable digital platforms like Prediktor PowerView™ are proving essential to unlocking the full potential of renewables.

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