Unfortunately, still today there are many children in the world that do not have the means to study and live with sufficient light or have access to digital tools. These crucial elements limit their learning capabilities and make the unprepared for the digital world. SolarTechno decided to do something about it. Together with the United Nations, they started a project to turn a school in Cameroon into a self-sufficient system with the use of our battery cells.
The solar cells will be installed around the school, and in this way, the school is always assured of electricity, even at peak moments or less sunny days. This is important because the students do not only study at school but live there too.
A container designed by SolarTechno full of electricity had gone to a school complex in the interior of Cameroon. This container contains 90 solar panels, wiring and 320 refurbished battery cells with a total capacity of 48 kWh.
The start of this project is the seed of something bigger. We want to keep supporting these kinds of initiatives, growing our sustainable and social impact. In addition, serving as an example for the applicability of refurbished batteries, and establish a fundament for reliable and affordable energy storage for remote hospitals/schools in Africa that do not have a stable power supply.
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10 June 2024, Cameroon/Norway: Release by Scatec has entered into two new lease agreements with the national electricity company ENEO in Cameroon, expanding its existing solar and battery storage power plants in the country to 64.4 MW of solar and 38.2 MWh of batteries.
"This extension is a testimony to the success of the initial projects and to the benefits provided by our innovative offering. By increasing the installed capacity in the country, we are reaffirming our collaboration with ENEO and our commitment to Cameroon as a key market for our solutions," says Hans Olav Kvalvaag, CEO at Release.
"In addition to improving electricity supply in Cameroon and significantly reducing the cost and CO2 emissions from alternative generation based on diesel supply, these pioneering leasing contracts with ENEO are serving as a model for access to affordable clean energy for other countries and large energy consumers in the region. We have the funding available to support significant growth and expect to close and start implementing several additional projects from our pipeline in the coming months," adds Kvalvaag,
When the extensions of the projects are completed, Release''s projects in totality will supply energy to about 200,000 households in Cameroon, according to ENEO estimates, generating an annual production of about 141.5 GWh of electricity. In combination with the storage capacity the installation will ensure stable supply of electricity also during peak hours.
“ENEO Cameroon has renewed its trust in its partner Release by Scatec to double the capacity of the solar power plants in Guider and Maroua. This move will enable Eneo to further secure power generation in the Northern regions while also improving service quality for households and the industrial sector in these regions. This new step towards more reliable and carbon-free energy is part of Eneo’s strategy, which is central to its continued efforts, under the auspices of the Government of Cameroon, to sustainably improve on the power available in Cameroon,” according to Amine Homman Ludiye, CEO of ENEO Cameroon.
“Our successful partnership with Release by Scatec has greatly benefited the local population in northern Cameroon by eliminating blackouts. This new project will further reduce our dependency on diesel and save the government millions of dollars in fuel costs,” says H.E. Gaston Eloundou Essomba, Minister of Water and Energy, Republic of Cameroon.
The projects were originally developed in partnership with Izuba Energy and Sphinx Energy.
About ReleaseDesigned to overcome financial and technical barriers associated with adopting solar energy, Release is a flexible leasing agreement of pre-assembled solar PV and battery equipment to deliver a low cost, clean, and reliable power solution. Release is owned by Scatec ASA (68%) and Climate Investor One (32%), an impact investment fund managed by Climate Fund Managers. Home – Release by Scatec (releasesolar )
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Two solar-plus-storage projects in Cameroon will be equipped with modular, pre-assembled generation and battery solutions from Norway-headquartered renewable energy power producer Scatec.
Scatec''s PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) solution, called Release by Scatec, will be installed at sites in Maroua and Guida, in Cameroon''s Grand-North region. The two solar farms have a combined generation capacity of 36MW and will host 20MW / 19MWh of battery storage.
Release by Scatec is offered through flexible leases from one-year to long-term agreements, with the company financing the equipment and leasing it at a fixed annual fee, invoiced monthly. The idea is to allow customers to save money on energy costs without having to make large capital investments to buy equipment.
The president and CEO of a mining company in Mexico, which entered a lease agreement for a solar-only 8.5MW Release by Scatec plant in April, said full payback of the solar plant is expected within about seven years.
With the solutions coming pre-assembled, Scatec claims a small team can install 1-2MW of solar per week and solar projects can be commissioned within six months. Single axis solar trackers and bifacial PV modules are used, while installed projects are monitored remotely from a Scatec Control and Monitoring Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.
The systems are also redeployable elsewhere as required and can be expanded to add more solar or battery capacity at a later date.
The customer, ENEO, is partially state-owned by the government of Cameroon, which has a 44% stake in the company, along with being 5% owned by its employees. 51% of its share capital held by Actis, a global sustainable infrastructure investor. ENEO owns and operates over 900MW of generation capacity and serves just under a million customers.
The solar-plus-storage projects'' development will be financially supported by the World Bank Group''s International Finance Corporation (IFC). IFC will provide between 10% and 20% of costs.
"The deal marks our entry into the Cameroonian market, and we are proud to contribute with a cost-efficient and immediate solution to a cleaner and more stable electricity supply in a region suffering from power shortages caused by droughts limiting the supply of hydropower," Scatec CEO Raymond Carlsen said.
The power plants will be built in phases, with the full capacity expected to be commissioned by the middle of next year.
"The structure of this project is unique as it ensures supply of clean and reliable energy for governments and utilities, without sovereign guarantee requirements or parliamentary approvals," Release by Scatec SVP Hans Olav Kvalvaag said.
"We believe this model will be a sound solution for many utilities in Africa struggling with power shortages and grid instabilities."
On announcing the Cameroon projects earlier this week, Scatec also said it will deploy 7.7MWp of solar PV at a number of sites in Chad, to support decentralised ''metro-grids'' in five cities operated by ZIZ Energie, a private utility. The Chad projects will come online during 2022.
In June, Scatec was awarded Preferred Bidder status in a South African government tender for 540MW of solar projects with 225MW / 1,140MWh of battery storage.The power producer had 3.3GW of renewable energy assets in operation around the world as of the end of H1 2021.
Norwegian renewables developer Scatec has announced plans for two solar-plus-storage projects in northern Cameroon.
The company''s containerized Release by Scatec system will be installed in Maroua, the regional capital of the nation''s Far North area, and in the city of Guider, near the border with Chad, where Scatec has also announced it will add solar capacity.
In Cameroon, the 36 MW of solar generation capacity and 20 MW/19 MWh of battery storage that will be added at the two sites will be leased to power company ENEO, which is controlled by London-based investor Actis and in which the Cameroon government holds a 44% stake.
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