Husk Power Systems has launched a “minigrid-in-a-box” solution, which, it says, accelerates the deployment rate of solar hybrid minigrids and C&I systems in rural and peri-urban Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia by up to 100%.
Developed by Husk’s technology center of excellence in India, the containerized system, called Prism (Power Resilience and Intelligent System Management), has already demonstrated the ability to roll out one minigrid per day. It can be loaded on trucks and easily transported to the plants.
With Prism, monthly deployment rate of minigrids increases by at least 100%. Up to 20 homes and 20 businesses can be connected and powered within 48 hours of deployment. Capital expenditure per site decreases by at least 7%. Also, operational expenditure reduces by 20% through standardizing pre-deployment design and testing, as per Husk.
Prism will be available in Sub-Saharan Africa starting in Q1 2025, including Husk’s primary market Nigeria, where Husk has signed a framework agreement with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to build 250MW of decentralized renewable energy projects.
“The World Bank says 160,000 minigrids would be the least-cost solution for electrifying 380 million people living off the grid in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to a Minigrid Industry Roadmap released in 2022, minigrid rate of deployment “may be the most daunting challenge” for the industry, noting that 10 companies with 10 times the current maximum rate of deployment are needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), access to modern, affordable, clean, reliable energy for all,” stated Husk.
Aside from community minigrids, Prism is designed for commercial and industrial (C&I) applications, either captive or grid-connected. The speed of deployment also makes it an ideal solution for rapid-response to grid failure due to extreme weather events and other climate shocks, as well as for displacement communities.
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