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Energy renewables microgrids updates

Adrienne SorensenAugust 6, 2018 929 0

Energy renewables microgrids updates 

This update is on projects in rural electrification in Indonesia, Philippines, India, Morocco, and Cook Islands. 
 

Projects in rural electrification

Storage for hybrid plants in Indonesia: In Indonesia, Akuo Energy and Millennium Challenge Account Indonesia (MCA) have three solar plus battery power plants with a solar capacity of 1.2 MWp and storage capacity of 2.1 MWh. The off-grid plants give 24-hours access to electricity for 400 households and 41 public facilities in the villages of Merabu (311 kWp), Long Beliu (518 kWp), and Teluk Sumbang (414 kWp) in Berau Regency of East Kalimantan Province. The renewable energy reaches 100 percent until the load growth requires use of small diesel gensets a few hours a day. 80 percent of the energy will come from solar. The off-grid systems are in possession of the village-owned company BUMDes and operated with the help of Akuo Energy. Pre-paid meters have been installed in each building and the generated electricity is sold with the unsubsidized tariff of the national utility PLN. Eric Scotto, Chairman of Akuo Energy, adds: “We are very proud to bring hybrid minigrids to some of the remotest villages of Indonesia and help foster the local economy with the supply of clean energy as well as the implementation of social impact programs. The financial support from MCA has been a key enabler as these rural electrification projects still require some level of development financing."

Large-scale solar-diesel hybrid in the Philippines: The Sabang Renewable Energy Corporation (SREC) will break ground in Palawan its first hybrid power plant with a microgrid to provide power to Sitio Sabang, Barangay Cabayugan. The hybrid power plant consists of a 1.4-MWp solar PV with a 2.3-MW battery storage system and a 1.2-MW diesel generator.

India’s first industrial solar microgrid: ABB announced it has commissioned India’s first industrial solar microgrid at its Vadodara manufacturing facility in Gujarat. The containerized microgrid installation in Vadodara includes a 600 kW rooftop solar PV field and a battery energy storage system (BESS). The Vadodara factory is ABB’s largest facility in India with over 3,000 employees and among its biggest manufacturing hubs in the world.

Solar-diesel hybrid plant with battery storage in Morocco: IBC SOLAR and its Moroccan partner company SEWT (Sun Energy and Water Technologies) have delivered and installed an off-grid PV hybrid system with a capacity of 126 kWp ordered by the National Moroccan Fishery Office (Office National des Pêches – ONP). It consists of batteries and diesel generators with an annual production of 233,000 kWh,it covers daily energy needs of the fisher’s village daily. The PV hybrid system has designed for autonomous self-consumption and helps to reduce diesel costs by 95 percent and CO2 emissions by 99 percent. 

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