Manono: Electrification of an isolated city
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- Year of commitment : 2018
- Address 1 - street : MANONO- PROVINCE DU KATANGA - RDC (CONGO), Other countries
- CO2 Impact : A network powered only by renewable energy
- Green energies : Photovoltaic solar
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3 000 000 €
- Builder
Enerdeal: solar installation and storage solution Groupe Forrest: distribution lines
Manono won the Sustainable Infrastructure Grand Prize of the 2019 Green Solutions Awards et the RDC (Congo) level + a mention for the international Sustainable Infrastructure Grand Prize.
Enerdeal's 1MWc solar installation is located in Manono, a town of 20,000 inhabitants in Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo.
From Lubumbashi, in the best conditions during the dry season, three days are necessary to reach the isolated city. The isolation will be more marked in the rainy season when the truck trip can reach three weeks.
In Manono, since March 2018, a hospital, a school, an airport, shops and housing are now connected to electricity. The 3200 solar panels that achieve a power of 1 MWp are connected to a battery system representing a capacity of 3 MWh, the set is probably one of the largest autonomous installations (not connected to the network) in Central Africa.
Electrification in Africa is a major objective for the improvement of living conditions and the development of regions. In the Katanga region, most residents do not have access to electricity and if electricity is available, the grid is not reliable; cuts are usual. The stand-alone installation solution using only solar energy coupled to the batteries has many advantages over installations coupled with a diesel engine.
The positive environmental impact is undeniable when diesel can be avoided. This is not the only advantage in this region where the price of diesel is very high, fluctuating and has an unsecured supply due to isolation. These elements have only reinforced the investment choice for energy entirely produced by solar panels.
The major challenges of setting up the solar installation will have been the logistical management of sending the equipment to such an isolated place and the management of a day-to-day site with limited resources. Barred roads, truck overturned, convoy to protect, difficult climatic conditions, every day brought its challenges to be raised.
Thanks to this experience, as rich as it is hunmanly and technically, Enerdeal has gained a notoriety that opens the doors of the international.
Commissioning: 2018
Acquisition: direct by SNEL (National Electricity Company)
Data Reliability
Self-declared
Funding Type
Private
Website Enterprise / Infrastructure
https://www.linkedin.com/company/enerdeal-nv/Sustainable Development
Testimony / Feedback
Frédric Chaudoir, director of the company
Governance
Snel National Electricity Company
Public Local Firm
Enerdeal: solar installation and storage solution Groupe Forrest: distribution lines
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Sustainable Solutions
- Economic development :
- Energy/climate :
- Infrastructure
- Renewable energies
- Urban Lighting
A 1MW solar installation with a storage capacity of 3MWh
The climatic conditions impose high constraints on the material in terms of performance and resistance. For batteries, meeting the best conditions to ensure a long life is a real challenge.
1° limitation of levels and power of charge and discharge
2° temperature of batteries maintained at 25 ° in a cabin specially equipped with air conditioning
Material chosen
Panels: Jinko Solar
Batteries: Hitachi
Inverters: WS Tech