The diesel-solar plant with a capacity of 14MW is expected to be completed this month. The unit will have the potential for generating 54MWh a year from solar energy, leading to lesser use of diesel and cutting down CO2 emissions.
Electricity generated from the project will be sold under a five-year power purchase agreement.
The plant will see the first on-field application of through Green Energy Temporary Solution (GETS), developed by Building Energy to address the energy requirements of rural areas.
The modular GETS technology will be linked with diesel generator sets made available by SES Smart Energy Solutions, a rental power provider across the Middle East, Africa and South East Asia region.
Building Energy’s smart system managing director Massimo Teodori said: "We are excited to implement, for the first time on field, Green Energy Temporary Solution, a temporary hybrid plant based on renewable energy technologies. We believe that energy is crucial to secure basic human needs, such as access to clean water and healthcare.
"However, at present, there are over 1.3 billion people who still lack these services because they live in off-grid areas. GETS could be an excellent solution to provide rural areas with energy access, thanks to its easy and fast installation and requiring no initial investment."
