Akuo cuts ribbon on 1.2-MW solar park with storage in Mayotte

French renewable power producer and developer Akuo has officially opened a 1.2-MW solar park equipped with an integrated energy storage facility on the island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean.

The Hamaha photovoltaic (PV) plant will support the archipelago’s goals of adding 60 MW of renewable energy capacity by 2028 to the 25 MW already installed, Akuo said on Tuesday.

Built at the site of a former landfill, the solar plant will be capable of generating electricity to almost 1,7000 inhabitants of the island and offset 1,100 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions annually. Its lithium-ion battery energy storage system of 3.5 MWh will provide discharge capacity for three hours. The power will be injected into the grid during peak demand periods.

The project was awarded in a French government tender for solar capacity in non-interconnected zones (ZNI). French industrial group Sagemcom was in charge of building the solar park.

According to its website, Akuo has 1.7 GW of renewables capacity in operation and under construction, plus 20 GW of projects in the pipeline.

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