Masdar to deliver solar farm plus storage in Seychelles
Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, has partnered with the Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) of the Seychelles to build a 5MW solar PV plant with 5MW / 3.3MWh of battery storage.
The project is being financed with a AED31 million (US$8.44 million) loan from the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), as well as equity from PUC.
The 5MW Ile de Romainville Solar Park will be located on the same site as the existing 6MW Port Victoria Wind Farm, which was also built by Masdar in 2013 and which also received ADFD financing of AED103 million. Both the wind and solar-plus-storage projects will also be integrated with PUC’s existing power station.
The battery will then be able to provide services for grid stability and safe operation of PUC’s conventional fuel-fired power station when supplying electricity to the main island of Mahé.
The Seychelles currently relies heavily on fossil fuels, which account for around 20% of the country’s imports. In this regard, the Ile de Romainville solar project is expected to save around 2 million litres of fuel annually.
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June 21, 2018
African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) together with Seychelles Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change have initiated the tender process for interested parties to participate in the development of the faiclity
African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) together with Seychelles Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change have initiated the tender process for interested parties to participate in the development of the faiclity. Seychelles Energy Commission (SEC) will be conducting the selection process, while the Public Utility Corporation (PUC) will be the off-taker
