Envision Energy said it has energised Morocco's first large-scale lithium iron phosphate battery energy storage system, at OCP Green Energy's Benguerir mining site. The 25 MW / 125 MWh system was supplied and commissioned by the company under a contract signed in late 2025, and is now undergoing testing before it enters commercial operation.
The company said it provided the full storage system and led the commissioning work, integrating it with the site's solar generation, grid conditions and industrial load profile. The system is designed to move surplus solar power from daytime generation to peak consumption hours, cutting the site's peak-hour electricity bill by about 25 percent.
With five hours of storage capacity, the system is intended as an industrial energy management tool rather than a short-duration grid asset. It is supported by USD 20 million from the Clean Technology Fund, managed through the African Development Bank Group, and is designed for a 25-year lifetime with daily charge-discharge cycles. Envision said the value for OCP lies in reducing peak-hour costs across that operating life rather than in battery capacity.
John Lee, general manager of Envision Energy for the Middle East and Africa, said the energisation demonstrated the reliability, flexibility and cost-effectiveness of integrated renewable-plus-storage solutions in industrial applications. In OCP Group's release announcing the milestone, Omar Kadir, chief executive of OCP Green Energy, said storage extends the company's energy strategy by reconciling variable renewable output with the continuous needs of its industrial platforms, and that the technology could help integrate renewable energy into the national power system.
The project supports Morocco's target of drawing 52 percent of installed electricity capacity from renewable sources by 2030, the company said.
