Masdar stated it has began working the 5 MW Ile de Romainville PV undertaking within the Seychelles. The set up is supported by 3.3 MWh of storage capability.
Masdar, an Abu Dhabi-based renewables developer, has switched on a 5 MW photo voltaic plant within the Seychelles. The Ile de Romainville undertaking consists of 3.3 MW of battery power storage and a 33 kV electrical energy transmission system to the primary island of Mahe.
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Growth (ADFD) is financing the undertaking, which was collectively developed by Masdar and Seychelles-based Public Utilities Corp. (PUC). It’s a part of the Worldwide Renewable Power Company (IRENA) and ADFD Challenge Facility, which is an initiative to extend renewables in creating international locations. That is solely the second clear power undertaking in Seychelles, in keeping with Masdar.
Masdar constructed the photo voltaic plant on the island of Romainville, which hosts a number of wind generators from ADFD and Masdar’s Port Victoria Wind Farm. It particularly designed the PV set up to maximise the usage of obtainable land, whereas permitting the upkeep of wind generators and minimizing shading losses, Masdar stated in an announcement.
“By saving about 2,000,000 liters of fossil gas per yr, the photo voltaic PV plant in Ile de Romainville will allow the nation to scale back its carbon footprint, present a variety of advantages to its folks and empower small enterprise,” stated ADFD Director Basic Mohamed Saif Al Suwaidi. “The undertaking may even make power extra inexpensive and accessible to the inhabitants.”
Seychelles depends closely on fossil fuels to fulfill its electrical energy wants, with fossil fuels accounting for 20% of the nation’s imports. It has set a goal of 15% renewables by 2030. In accordance with IRENA, the nation’s whole photo voltaic capability will attain 9 MW by 2021.
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