Planned floating solar plant in Seychelles delayed because of COVID complications

The construction of a floating solar PV power plant in Seychelles will be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a top official said recently.

Seychelles announced its plan to install a utility-scale floating solar PV system, the first in Africa, in April 2018. Construction of the system which will be located on the lagoon at Le Rocher, in the central Mahe district of Les Mamelles, was due to start this year.

The chief executive of the Seychelles Energy Commission, Tony Imaduwa, told SNA that due to the COVID-19 situation issuance of the notice of effective award was delayed as the selected bidder will not be able to meet all the conditions set.

Imaduwa said that some of the conditions required the bidder to be in the country to finalise the technical design of the plant but this has not taken place with the restriction on travel to Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean.

The CEO said that now that the notice of intended award has been issued, the successful bidder Quadran will have around five months to meet the conditions set before construction can start.

"It is a crucial stage of the process. Maybe there will be some cost implications but the project is based on an Independent Power Producer (IPP) model where the IPP will have to finance, design, construct and operate the plant and sell electricity at a fixed rate over a period of time," said Imaduwa.

The project is Seychelles' first independent power producer meaning the private sector will be responsible for designing, financing, building, and operating the power plant, selling electricity to the national grid at a predetermined price for 25 years.

Quadran was selected from a competitive process based on the lowest rate to sell electricity generated from the PV plant to the local Public Utilities Corporation which is 9.5 US cents.

The power purchase agreement is scheduled to be signed in the next few months and the construction starting soon after.

Once installed and running, the utility-scale floating solar PV system is expected to contribute around 5.8 GWh annually. This will contribute to a reduction in fossil fuel importation which translates to savings in foreign exchange for the country. The energy from the new project is also expected to equate to 1.6 percent of the Seychelles' energy target set for 2030.

Imaduwa said that the system "is an innovative way of addressing our land constraint and demonstrates the country's commitment to combat climate change."

Forrás: www.seychellesnewsagency.com

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