As the world moves towards sustainable and renewable energy solutions, Aptech Africa Ltd- Juba facilitated the move by installing a solar PV system in a hostel in Juba.
Aptech Africa Ltd recently designed, installed and commissioned a 10.9kw off-grid roof-mounted stand-alone system with a 15kWhr battery bank of 5.04kwh Lithium-Ion batteries. Risen solar panels of 545w were used, 5.04kWh Lithium-ion batteries from BYD, 5KVA Quattro Victron inverter and Victron Smart Solar MPPT charge controller. An online monitoring system was also installed to monitor the performance of the system.
The installed system will benefit over 100 students and people staying in the Juba College of Nursing and Midwifery hostel. This will also allow them to have independent and constant power supply for the students at night in the hostel thus reducing the dependence on the hospital generator and normal power that is inconsistent.
The PV system will contribute to sustainable development through climate change and mitigation achieved by the use of clean energy from the sun rather than diesel generators that would otherwise increase greenhouse gases. It will also enable saving on them and the hospital money that would be used on fuel for the power consumption at the residence of these medical practitioners and learners.
