Société Nigérienne d’Electricité (Nigelec) has contracted a consortium of India’s Sterling andWilson,France’sVergnet and SNS Niger to construct a solar PV battery storage and diesel genset-based hybrid power plant in the central city of Agadez.
[pdf] The project involves the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of a 10 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant integrated with a 20 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and a 33 kV evacuation line. The hybrid system will be developed on a 290-hectare site in Garowe, Puntland.
[pdf] Think of it as giving the islands a giant rechargeable battery pack – one that could reduce diesel consumption by up to 60% according to preliminary estimates [5]. Let’s geek out for a moment. The project uses second-life EV batteries – retired electric vehicle packs that get a new lease on life.
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