Off-grid solar & mini-gridsEarly stage

Luz en Casa Amazonía Micro-Grid Pilot Project

The Spanish foundation acciona.org, through its Peru programme ACCIONA Microenergía Perú, replaced a diesel generator in the isolated Amazonian community of Copal Urco with a 33.5 kWp solar PV micro-grid and 110 kWh of lithium battery storage, managed day-to-day by a local Micro-grid Electrification Committee.

Copal Urco, Napo river basin, Loreto department, PeruOff-grid solar micro-gridNone
Operatoracciona.org (The Energy & Water Foundation) / ACCIONA Microenergía Perú
EcosystemOff-grid solar micro-grid
StandardNone
StatusEarly stage
LocationCopal Urco, Napo river basin, Loreto department, Peru
Overview

Inside the project

The foundation frames the result as doubling the hours of electricity service available to homes.

The wider 'Luz en Casa Amazonia' programme, of which this pilot is part, has drawn on funding from Peru's FONDECYT and Spain's AECID.

33.5 kWp
Solar PV capacity
110 kWh
Lithium battery storage

Objectives

  • Replace diesel generation with a solar micro-grid in an isolated Amazonian community
  • Double the hours of electricity service available to homes

Approach

  • A local Micro-grid Electrification Committee manages day-to-day operation of the solar PV and battery system installed to replace the community's diesel generator.

Sources

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  1. acciona.org ↗https://www.acciona.org/peru/luz-en-casa-amazonia/micro-grid-pilot

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