Global PV inverter manufacturer and energy storage solutions provider Sungrow will supply equipment including battery storage to eight solar microgrid projects in Lebanon. Contact online >>
Global PV inverter manufacturer and energy storage solutions provider Sungrow will supply equipment including battery storage to eight solar microgrid projects in Lebanon.
Sungrow has signed deals with undisclosed local partners for what will be the first utility-scale microgrids to be built in the Middle Eastern country, it said yesterday.
Cumulatively, the projects add up to 12.4MW of PV generation capacity and 14MW/24.9MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) technology. Sungrow will provide both PV inverters and BESS, with the company''s integrated energy storage solutions including power conversion system (PCS) as well as the batteries.
Due to come online in the fourth quarter of this year, the projects are the largest of their type in Lebanon to date, but follow Sungrow having already worked on 20 smaller projects of similar scope in the Lebanese market since entering it last September.
The microgrids will be installed at local businesses to power daily operations, with the country’s electricity supply situation in crisis for years, made worse amid economic difficulties caused by factors including the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to various reports, many Lebanese people only get electricity from the grid for up to about three hours a day. Most power comes from fossil fuels, with growing dependence on private generators which are also powered with imported fossil fuels. Inflation of the costs of electricity as well as water and gas hit almost 600% year-over-year in the middle of 2022.
Sungrow''s manager for the Levant region and Yemen, Zaid Al-Helo, said projects such as the microgrids are enabling local businesses and facilities to gain energy independence and decarbonise their operations. Lebanon, with around 300 days of sunshine a year, "is a perfect place to install solar projects," Al-Helo said.
The solar and batteries will mean recipients of the microgrids can reduce their draw of electricity from the grid at peak times, while also protecting them from the worst impacts of disruptions to the grid and mitigating the electricity supply crisis.
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Sungrow Signs Eight Contracts to Supply the First Batch of Utility-scale BESS Micro-grid Projects in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon, June 5th, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sungrow signed eight contracts with local partners to supply the first batch of Utility-scale micro-grid BESS in Lebanon. The projec
Sungrow Signs EightContracts to Supply the First Batch of Utility-scale BESS Micro-grid Projects in Lebanon
Sungrow, the global leading inverter and energy storage system solution supplier, signed eight contracts with local partners to supply the first batch of Utility-scale micro-grid BESS in Lebanon. The projects'' cumulative capacities are 14MW/ 24.9MWh and the PV capacity at 12.4MW, providing power to communities and facilities, mitigating the ongoing electricity crisis caused by the weak and insufficient infrastructure,and decarbonizing the economy.
The electricity crisis in Lebanon recently reached a record high. The energy issue cripples Lebanon''s economic development and paralyzes normal life.The power supply is contracting due to the rising price of fossil fuels which are the major energy sources for the country. To prepare for energy needs, Lebanon has set out to diversify its energy mix by adding more renewables. The micro-grid project combining PV and energy storage systems offers a possible way to mitigate the energy crisis.
Sungrow will provide the contracted eight micro-grid projects with its PV inverter and energy storage system solutions.The energy storage system is highlyintegratedwith both the Power Conversion System (PCS) and Batteries,which minimizes the footprint, and streamlines the installation process. The solar-plus-storage system can power the loads during peak times without consuming pricy electricity from the generators and minimize the power shortage caused by insufficient infrastructure.
The projects are expected to be commissioned in Q4 2023, powering daily operations and will attract other businesses to install solar-plus-storage projects at their facilities.
As one of a few suppliershaving expertise in both PV and energy storage solutions, Sungrow continues pioneering in the emergingLebanese market. Sincelast September, Sungrow has installed its solar-plus-storage solutions in 20 microgrid projects in the country. The projects have been operating stably with high efficiency.
"Lebanon is a perfect place to install solar projects, as the country has over 300 sunshine days per year. Deployed with Sungrow''s solar-plus-storage solutions, an increasing number of local businesses and facilities are enjoying the independence of energy and decarbonizing their daily operations. As a dedicated player in the Lebanese market, Sungrow is prepared to meet more demands by offering state-of-the-art PV and storage innovations with its dedicated local team," said Zaid Al-Helo, Levant and Yemen Country Manager, Sungrow.
The current status of the Lebanese power system is characterized by a structural power supply deficit and transmission and distribution inefficiencies. In this chapter, the Lebanese power system is used as a case in point to showcase the importance of shifting the foundations of conventional thinking in power system planning into a new paradigm where renewable energy is adopted as priority choice.
The technical and economic feasibility of wind farms, solar PV, and battery energy storage systems is studied. Simulations are run using Homer pro to optimize for the lowest cost of electricity. Results show that incorporating utility-scale renewable energy systems and battery energy storage can decrease the overall levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) to $c7/kWh. Furthermore, without the integration of considerable storage capacity, an economic limit of approximately 20–25% renewable energy penetration is reached.
Sensitivity analysis is undertaken while adopting various values for the cost of natural gas and internalizing the social cost of carbon. Results confirmed a positive correlation between the cost of carbon and the price of natural gas on the one hand and system renewable energy fraction on the other hand. Introducing demand side management and increased grid flexibility also showed a high level of sensitivity to both system LCOE and the renewable energy fraction.
Based on these results, the research strongly recommends that power system planning in the Middle East integrates modeling of renewable energy systems and the stacked benefits of utility-scale storage with the objective to achieve the highest combined technical, economic, and environmental benefits.
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