Seychelles upping its renewable energy capacity
The Republic of Seychelles has inaugurated its second clean energy project, a 5 MW solar PV plant with battery storage.
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Seychelles: The Republic of Seychelles has inaugurated its second clean energy project, a 5 MW solar PV plant with battery storage.
Developed by Masdar and the Seychelles’ Public Utilities Corporation (PUC), the Ile de Romainville Solar Park was financed by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD).
The facilities include the 5 MW solar PV plant located in Ile de Romainville, a 3.3 MWh energy storage system located on Mahé and a 33 kV system that allows for the safe and stable supply of electricity from the PV power plant to the main island of Mahé. This system helps increase the resilience of the national grid of the Seychelles. It is estimated that the project will save approximately 2 million litres of fuel annually and offset 6,000 T of carbon dioxide.
Seychelles relies heavily on fossil fuels to meet its electricity demand, with fossil fuels accounting for around 20 % of the country’s imports. The country has set a target of 5 % renewables by 2020 and 15 % by 2030.
Joel Valmont, PUC Chief Executive, called the solar plus battery project a bold step towards the stewardship of deploying medium to large scale renewables plants in the main islands of Seychelles.
“The successful realisation of this project instils confidence and valuable experience which will help towards the pursuit of environmental sustainability for the country. This achievement has strengthened the corporation in its ability to accomplish greater development of renewables in the power sector,” said Valmont.
Source: ESI Africa
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