ALBIOMA : Port Ouest photovoltaic power plant with storage put into service in Réunion

Press release Paris La Défense, 13 March 2019 Port Ouest photovoltaic power plant with storage put into service in Réunion Albioma has announced that the Port Ouest installation, located in the town of Le Port in Réunion, with a power of 1.34 MWc and a storage capacity of 1.33 MWh, was put...

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Paris La Défense, 13 March 2019

Albioma has announced that the Port Ouest installation, located in the town of Le Port in Réunion, with a power of 1.34 MWc and a storage capacity of 1.33 MWh, was put into industrial service on 20 February 2019.

Port Ouest, which was the winner of the Energy Regulatory Commission's call for tenders in 2016, is the first installation in service in Réunion relating to the production and operation of photovoltaic solar power plants with energy storage, located in areas not connected to mains electricity. In order to win the call for tenders, the designs presented to the CRE in 2015 had to be innovative, especially regarding the planned production, storage and command control components.

The purchase contract signed with EDF will last for 25 years.

The power plant is located in two industrial units used for port activities, with no conflict of use. With a total power of 1.34 MWc, it is equipped with Li-Lon energy storage batteries with a capacity of 1.33 MWh.

As well as the power guaranteed by the batteries, this power plant will provide energy every day at peak times in the evening (between 7.00 pm and 9.00 pm); the technology used for this power plant enables the problem of intermittent production of standard solar power plants to be solved, and also stabilises and guarantees production during the day (cloudy weather and changes in the meteorological conditions), as well as improving forecasts.

Furthermore, the power plant is equipped with an energy management system that informs the network operator of the power delivered in real time.

Each year, Port Ouest will produce 1.9 GWh per year, which is the annual consumption of 630 households in Réunion.

A pioneer since 2006, Albioma is the leader in solar power overseas; Albioma is also the first French company producing solar energy that has been Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) certified three times.

In December 2018, Albioma announced the acquisition of Eneco France, to strengthen its position and expansion in solar energy in France, in addition to the 8 MW already installed in the country.

Albioma aims to develop innovative solar energy projects, with a target of over 80% renewable energy by 2023.

Frédéric Moyne, CEO of Albioma, says: "With the Port Ouest power plant, Albioma is reinforcing its place as the main producer of photovoltaic energy overseas, by building and developing innovative projects with energy storage, which provides stability to networks and speeds up energy transition."

Next on the agenda: revenue figures for the first quarter of the 2019 financial year, on 24 April 2019 (before trading).