Hybrid power plant in Haiti
In operation
This plant, commissioned by Unops for the Coopérative Electrique de l’Arrondissement de Coteaux (CEAC), allows automatic management of the energy production while optimising the integration of solar energy.
The installed system combines a lithium battery bank with a storage capacity of 680 kWh, a 500 kVA HV/LV transformer, a synchronisation module and an automatic management and monitoring system.
It integrates an established installation of two diesel generators of 400 kVA and 150 kVA as well as a solar power plant of 150 kWp.
The existing thermal power plant was severely damaged by the hurricane Matthew in 2016. At the time the plant was a mixed solar/diesel plant. The region also suffered a devastating earthquake more recently which affected the installed infrastructure.
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"Thanks to these installations, diesel consumption has been almost halved".
The installation provides electricity to several towns within a 30 km radius of the power plant and also optimises the use of existing generators. Thanks to these installations, diesel consumption has been almost halved. The installed storage system allows the cooperative to increase the share of solar production in the power plant and thus reduce diesel consumption.
Thanks to this collaboration, 1,600 households now have continuous access to cleaner electricity at a cost they can afford.
Entech has trained the CEAC technicians to be fully autonomous, and the plant is now operated independently by CEAC.
"... 1,600 households now have continuous access to cleaner electricity at a cost they can afford"