Hybrid solar installation completed in Zimbabwe
The Tanganda Tea Company, which operates several agriculture estates in the Chipinge district, procured the services of Blockpower to install a hybrid solar solution for its tea processing plant.
Blockpower was tasked with the design, supply, installation, implementation and commissioning of the hybrid solar system; DHYBRID managed the microgrid integration and lithium-ion storage solutions.
“Blockpower designed a unique solution, tailor-made for local conditions that is also eco-friendly,” says Blockpower MD Kyle Bohnsack.
The active partnership between South Africa-based solar solutions provider Blockpower SA and German-managed microgrid integrator DHYBRID has resulted in the completion of a 1.4 MWp, 1 MVA, 480 kWh hybrid solar system.
The PV plant consists of ground-mounted PV panels in an east-west configuration on structures designed for solar panels. The Huawei 60 kW grid-tied inverter selected for the project converts direct current into alternating current.
The selected battery storage system includes a 480 kWh battery, stacked in racks, manufactured by a multinational company, as well as a 1 MVA inverter, installed in a locally assembled climate-controlled container.
