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Jamaica: Renewable 24.5-Mw #microgrid

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Jamaica, is located about
. . . 500 miles southeast of Cuba, and it's:
. . . . . . hotels,
. . . . . . restaurants, and
. . . . . . homes, rely heavily on imported fossil fuel,
. . . which is costly, and
. . . subject to volatile prices.

Jamaica Public Service Company, has incorporated about
. . . 160 MW of renewable energy into the power grid, accounting for about
. . . 1/4 of its total generation capacity.

Switzerland's ABB, is supplying a
. . . 24.5-MW microgrid, and
. . . storage system.

“ABB’s innovative technology
. . . will enable us to:
. . . . . . leverage clean renewables into our energy mix,
. . . . . . while securing grid stability, and
. . . . . . ensuring reliable power supply to consumers.”

3-3-2018 Source:  Jamaica: Renewable 24.5-MW #Microgrid


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