- The projects total 60MWac of solar PV capacity and an unspecified amount of attached battery energy storage.
- It would be deployed using grid-forming inverters connected to lithium-ion batteries.
France-based independent power producer (IPP) Qair Energy will deploy 60MWac of solar-plus-storage projects on the island nation of Mauritius after it won a state tender. The company finalised four power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the energy projects with Mauritius’ Central Electricity Board (CEB) earlier this month. Qair will provide the country’s main utility with power and energy from four Solar PV and Battery Storage (BESS) Hybrid Facilities in Balaclava, Petite Riviere and Trou d’Eau Douce (two projects).
The projects total 60MWac of solar PV capacity and an unspecified amount of attached battery energy storage. it would primarily be load shifting solar and providing grid ancillary services. It would be deployed using grid forming inverters connected to lithium-ion batteries. Mauritius, located 1,000km east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, aims for a 60% renewable electricity generation mix by 2030, today dominated by oil and coal.
Qair’s awarded projects equate to around 7% of the country’s current installed power capacity of 876MW, a figure from the CEB’s website. Qair is an IPP that develops and operates renewable energy, green hydrogen production and energy storage projects. Its main office is in Paris; smaller ones are across the French-speaking world. It has 1GW of capacity in operation or under construction and a total pipeline of 30GW across 20 countries in Latin America and EMEA.