- Dhybrid Power Systems GmbH has deployed solar-battery-diesel hybrid micro-grids on 26 islands in the Maldives.
- The ADB supported the development through its POISED programme.
- Dhybrid plans to deploy more solar-plus-diesel hybrid grids for 69 Maldivian islands.
German renewables energy company Dhybrid Power Systems GmbH has deployed solar-battery-diesel hybrid micro-grids with a SCADA system on 26 islands in the Maldives. The total capacity of the solar plants is about 2.65 MW, while the energy storage systems can provide about 3.2 MWh.
The 26 islands are part of the Shaviyani and Noonu Atolls and were previously powered by diesel-only micro-grids, which cone with associated fuel importation and transportation costs. The deployment of the solar-based systems is part of the Preparing Outer Islands for Sustainable Energy Development (POISED) project, supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Dhybrid also installed its energy management system, the Universal Power Platform (UPP), connected to the country’s SCADA system. The micro-grids are monitored from Fenaka Corporation Limited, the state-owned utility serving most of the southern atolls. Dhybrid has stated that it plans to deploy more solar-plus-diesel hybrid grids for 69 Maldivian islands in the next couple of years.