EM-ONE microgrids power community recovery and resilience in Borno
EM-ONE has completed the turnkey delivery of advanced solar microgrids powering two high-impact hospitals in Borno, Nigeria
July 2020
Aerial view of 106 kWp PV and 420 kWh storage solar microgrid in Borno
Borno, Nigeria - EM-ONE Energy Solutions has completed the turnkey delivery of two solar microgrid systems that provide 24-hour, renewable power to two 100-bed general hospitals in Borno State, Nigeria. The two solar power plants’ installed PV capacity is 106 kWp and 158kWp, with an energy storage capacity of 420kWh and 630kWh respectively. The systems will generate 481,800 KWh of energy annually, saving 44,325,600 Naira in diesel spending and reducing CO2 generation by 516 tonnes per year.
The project was funded by the European Commission to the Federal Government of Nigeria to expand access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy within the country.
The beneficiary local government areas (LGAs), Bama and Gwoza are two of the largest in Borno — with a combined residential population of over 500,000 and over 200,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs), residing in IDP camps. Both locales have been geographic epicentres for the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Northeast and more recently felt the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic on their ability to deliver critical healthcare.
EM-ONE’s solar microgrid systems are designed with community recovery and resilience in mind. The solutions are fully integrated, scalable, and quick to deploy. They use tier-1 equipment components from proven technology partners –Tesla, Schneider Electric and SMA. The design of the solution empowers the beneficiaries to focus on what they do best –provide life-saving health service delivery.
EM-ONE fast-tracked the implementation timeline of the project to make an immediate impact in strengthening Nigeria’s health sector amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Katrine Thomsen, Head of Section, Economic Cooperation and Energy comments, “the European Union Delegation to Nigeria is pleased to be working with EM-ONE to deliver this high-impact project in Borno State. The global pandemic has only exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in the North East of Nigeria, and this project will strengthen the ability of these two major hospitals to provide essential healthcare to the surrounding community, sustainably — through COVID-19 and beyond.”
Mir Islam, EM-ONE’s CEO commented, “EM-ONE has been working to strengthen Nigeria’s health sector for over 5 years through renewable energy –building partnerships with donors and technology providers to do this at scale. We are excited at the opportunity to do this once again amidst the global pandemic and make a large impact for the especially vulnerable LGAs at Bama and Gwoza.”
