south africa

Manufacturing Plant, South Africa

Secure a reduction in electricity cost and outage avoidance for critical loads

Situation
  • 13 outages events in a two-years period for up to 8 hours during operating hours.
  • Power supplied by a municipal substation.
  • Existing back-up diesel generators.
  • Average daily electricity load: 47.5 MWh
  • Peak electricity load: 4.8 MW
Objectives
  • Integration and maximization of Solar PV generation.
  • Energy arbitrage and maximum demand reduction.
  • Outage avoidance for critical loads.
On-site microgrid solution
  • 1 MWp solar PV plant located on the facility roofs.
  • 550 kW / 500 kWh battery energy storage system.