Masdar inaugurates 555-kW solar project in Fiji

Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company Masdar has officially completed a 555-kW solar photovoltaic (PV) microgrid project in the island nation of Fiji.

Masdar has built a 249-kW solar system in Kadavu Island, a 153-kW solar plant in Lakeba Island and also deployed an additional 153 kW in Rotuma Island, the Emirates News Agency said Wednesday. The project has received USD 5 million (EUR 4.4m) in financing from the UAE’s Pacific Partnership Fund.

Together, the three solar power stations will be able to generate enough electricity to meet more than 40% of the daily power consumption on each of the islands. Their output will help save 259,000 litres of diesel fuel per year which would otherwise cost USD 497,000 (EUR 437,000).

Masdar had previously completed a 500-kW solar system on the Vava’u islands in Tonga and a 550-kW wind park in Samoa. Both projects were financed by the same UAE fund.

(USD 1.0 = EUR 0.880)

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