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WAPP Study Tour in Cape Town, South Africa

Posted on October 25, 2022 by - Uncategorized

WAPP Cape Town

In sunny Cape Town, South Africa, Release and Scatec ASA are hosting delegates from the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)‘s West African Power Pool (WAPP) Organisation – a specialised agency associating public and private power entities of 14 West African states. ☀️🌍

The first days of the learning tour included an introduction to Scatec’s local offices, a deep dive into the company’s operation and maintenance (O&M) activities, and a visit to Scatec ASA‘s Upington projects. 👇

Our ultimate goal is to give trainees knowledge that can be used for day-to-day energy operations – and for them to experience the technical expertise of how to deal with real-life challenges in the O&M of solar PV plants. ⚡

Release by Scatec present at 11th Annual NABA Business Summit

Posted on October 25, 2022 by - Uncategorized

NABA Release by Scatec

Present at the 11th Norwegian-African Business Association (NABA) Summit, Hans Olav Kvalvaag shared his thoughts as to how Release can strategically impact Africa’s energy transition.💡

“Release is a solution that mitigates the challenges facing the expedited rollout of renewables in Africa. We are a flexible and rapidly deployable solution solving carbon and costs hurdles for mines and utilities on the continent.” 🔋☀️

Video from new hybrid solar plant in Malakal, South Sudan

Posted on July 1, 2020 by - Uncategorized

Scatec Solar has commissioned a combined solar and battery storage plant in Malakal, South Sudan. The plant will power the Humanitarian Hub in Malakal, which is managed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The project will reduce the diesel consumption at the Hub by at least 80%.

Video from The Humanitarian Hub in Malakal

 

Scatec Solar has developed the project in partnership with Kube Energy. The plant, with a solar PV capacity of 700 kWp, combined with a 1,368 kWh battery energy storage system is connected to IOM existing diesel generators. The delivery of solar power will represent 80% of the energy consumed at the hub, greatly reducing the need for diesel, and providing significant reductions in both CO2 emissions and energy costs. This is a key step in meeting UN targets on abatement of greenhouse gas emissions. Another obvious benefit is the silence already noticed by people at the Hub now that the generators are turned off most of the time.

The project is provided through a flexible energy supply agreement. The movable, quickly installed equipment increases IOM’s operational and financial flexibility, allowing it to access clean and reliable solar power through monthly invoices, rather than high upfront investments, and for a duration that fits operational purposes.  This reduces the financial and operational barriers for converting to renewable energy.

The Humanitarian Hub hosts around 300 workers and 34 organisations. As most remote operations, they rely heavily on diesel-run generators, which are polluting, costly and quite often inefficient. IOM is now greatly improving the Humanitarian Hub’s environmental footprint, and the project is an ideal step towards reducing IOM’s dependence on non-renewable energy.

For further information, please contact:

Release by Scatec Solar
Media: Ingrid Aarsnes, VP Communication & IR, tel: +47 950 38 364
email: ingrid.aarsnes@scatecsolar.com

Business Development: Hans Olav Kvalvaag, SVP Release, tel: +47 90171318
email: hans.olav.kvalvaag@scatecsolar.com

International Organization for Migration
Liatile Putsoa at IOM South Sudan, tel: +21191230104
email: lputsoa@iom.int