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1 MW Solar Project at Yemen Governorate for Estidama Energy
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Overview

ESTIDAMA is a Canada-based energy developer with complete focus on comprehensive project development, engineering design, procurement, construction and asset-management solutions. They are actively delivering innovative solutions in solar energy and renewable energy in the middle east, specifically Yemen; in fact, they are Yemen’s leading turn-key, solar irrigations, commercial-scale solar and utility-scale solar solutions provider.

Detailed Description

ESTIDAMA is developing a 1 MWp Solar PV Project at Thamud in the Hadramaut region of Yemen. This project is planned to overcome the present challenges of the high liquid fuel and high electricity prices. The project would not only harness the green renewable energy and but also would replace the energy presently being supplied by Diesel Generators (to a local Distribution System) through a built-in Energy Management System (EMS). This EMS can not only synchronise the Solar PV project with the existing DG electrical network but can also integrate an optimally designed BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) system in the course of future operations. The implementation of the BESS system has the potential to optimise and minimise the DG operations in the near future which will reduce dependence on the liquid fuel, thus, trimming the overall cost of energy.

The footprint of Gensol’s scope of services in this assignment looks like this:
 
  • Tilt and pitch optimisation
  • Energy yield assessment through software-based simulations using climatological data streams running over the past 30 years
  • Technology selection and system configuration for Solar PV Plant
  • Selection and technical specifications of solar PV modules, inverters, HT switchgear, transformer, cables, UPS, SCADA, among others.
  • Basic and detail engineering of the solar PV plant
  • Basic engineering of the data monitoring system (SCADA), a full-fledged Energy Management System and its architecture for the integration of solar PV plant with the existing grid network, its synchronisation and load control with existing DGs and the management of the Distribution Feeders and, lastly, a provision to integrate a BESS System
  • Solar PV plant layout, Main Control Room (MCR) layout, internal roads and drains layout, boundary wall, among others
Key Facts
  • Project Capacity: 1 MWp
  • Technology: Polycrystalline PV Modules with ABB String Inverters, 1500V
  • Location: Thamud in Hadramaut Region, Yemen
  • Project Configuration: Fixed Tilt, Ground Mounted
Services Provided for the Project
Detailed Engineering
 
 
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