Norwegian renewables firm Scatec ASA (<a href="https://live.euronext.com/en/product/equities/no0010715139-xosl" target="_blank">OSL:SCATC</a>) said on Friday it has been selected as preferred bidder for a 123-MW/492-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in South Africa under the country’s third Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme.