HYBRID ENERGY SUPPLY FOR THE CITY OF COBIJA

Bolivia | Cobija
HYBRID ENERGY SUPPLY FOR THE CITY OF COBIJA
Minimizing Fuel Costs and CO2 emissions
The SMA Fuel Save Solution
The world’s largest PV-diesel hybrid power plant system with
battery storage was commissioned in December 2014, in the
Bolivian province of Pando. SMA is not only supplying photovoltaic
inverters for this project, but is also providing an SMA Fuel
Save Controller for demand-driven control of solar power feed-in,
and four newly developed inverters for large-scale battery
storage systems.
System Size
System Information
PV System Technology
•Installed PV Power:
•Location:
•Commissioning:
•6 x SMA Sunny Central
5.2 MWp
Cobija / Bolivia
December 2014
SC800CP-XT
•Installed Battery Power:
•Coordinates:
•Annual yield:
•4 x SMA Sunny Central
2.2 MW
11° 1′ S , 68° 45′ W
7,500 MWh
Storage SCS630
•Diesel Generators:
•EPC: Isotron S.A.U.
• Annual Diesel Savings:
•SMA Fuel Save Controller
15.2 MVA
(Isastur Group)
1.9 Mio liters
This PV-diesel hybrid power plant system with battery storage
has an output of approximately 5MW. It was specifically
designed to generate enough clean solar power to cover
approximately half of the energy demand of the provincial
capital of Cobija and its neighboring towns in northern Bolivia
during daytime hours. The residents and companies in this area
consume about 37 GWh of energy per year — and the rate is
steadily increasing. Since the region is not connected to the
public utility grid, power for the local grid was produced
exclusively by diesel generators in the past.
•Operator:
REFBOLIVIA-EN150502
ENDE Corporation
SMA Fuel Save Solution for Photovoltaic Diesel Hybrid Systems
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