Njengoko i-Afrika ikhawulezisa indlela yayo ekukhuleni kwemizi-mveliso, imfuneko yokuba amandla athembekileyo, angabiziyo, kwaye azinzileyo iye yagxeka ngakumbi. Kwimigodi kunye neshishini elinzima ngakumbi, ukufumaneka kwamandla akuseyomfuneko nje yokusebenza, kodwa ngumqhubi ophambili wemveliso kunye nokhuphiswano.

Ngokuchasene nale meko, I-Wenergy ikhula ngokuthe ngcembe ubukho bayo kwi-Afrika iphela, ihambisa izisombululo ze-microgrid zokugcina amandla. ezijongana nemingeni yehlabathi yokwenene ejongene nabathengi bamashishini-ukuvala izikhewu zamandla, ukunciphisa iindleko, kunye nokuxhasa ukutshintshela ekusebenzeni kwekhabhoni ephantsi.

Ukoyisa imiqobo ye "Energy Island": Smart Microgrids eSierra Leone

Kwi-Afrika iphela, iindawo ezininzi zemigodi nezemizi-mveliso zibekwe kude kumaziko asezidolophini kwaye zihlala zingasebenzi kwiigridi zesizwe. Ezi "energy Islands" badla ngokuthembela kakhulu kwiijenereyitha zedizili—okukhokelela ekubeni iindleko eziphezulu zokusebenza, imingcipheko yokubonelela ngamafutha, ungcoliseko lwengxolo, nokukhutshwa kwekhabhoni.

Kwi eSierra Leone, iWenergy ijongana nalo mngeni ngokusebenzisa a ngokupheleleyo ngaphandle kwegridi engumxube wesolar-ukugcinwa kwemicrogrid, esekelwe kuyo Uthotho lweNkwenkwezi kwimizi-mveliso yolwelo olupholileyo lweNkqubo yokuGcina amandla (ESS). Icwangciselwe ukuthunyelwa ngoDisemba ka-2025, isisombululo sidibanisa i-PV yelanga, ukugcinwa kwebhetri, i-backup ye-diesel, kunye nemithwalo yemigodi phantsi kweyunithi edibeneyo. Inkqubo yoLawulo lweMandla (i-EMS).

Ngokubeka phambili isizukulwana selanga, ngobuchule ukuthumela amandla agciniweyo, kunye nokunciphisa ukusebenza kwedizili kwiimeko ezigcinayo, inkqubo ihambisa amandla azinzileyo, asebenzayo, kunye nekhabhoni ephantsi ilungiselelwe iimfuno zemisebenzi yemigodi ekude. Ubume bemodyuli kunye nolwakhiwo olunokwehla alunciphisi kuphela iindleko zamandla zizonke kodwa lukwaseka ibhenchmark enokuphinda iphindwe yokusasazwa ngaphandle kwegrid kwiNtshona Afrika iphela.

Ingxelo eqinisekisiweyo irekhodi kwi-Afrika kwi-Afrika

Ngaphambi kweSierra Leone, iWenergy yazisa ngempumelelo iiprojekthi ezininzi ezibalulekileyo Emazantsi eAfrika, ebonisa ukuthembeka, i-scalability, kunye noqoqosho lwezisombululo zayo kwizicelo eziphezulu zemfuno.

EZimbabwe: IMicrogrid yeMigodi emikhulu

EZimbabwe, i-Wenergy iphumeze i-hybrid microgrid kumsebenzi omkhulu wemigodi ye-lithium eyayixhomekeke ngaphambili. 18 iijenereyitha zedizili, kunye neendleko zombane ezifikelelayo I-USD 0.44 kWh nganye. Nangona umbane wegridi wawufumaneka ngexabiso eliphantsi, ukungazinzi kwawo kubangele imingcipheko ebalulekileyo yokusebenza.

Ukujongana nemiceli mngeni yeendleko kunye nokuthembeka, i-Wenergy isebenzise indibaniselwano I-PV yelanga + ukugcinwa kwamandla + ukugcinwa kwedizili + igridi yegridi edityaniswe negridi, ukubeka phambili amandla elanga ngexesha lomsebenzi wasemini kunye nokugcina amandla agqithisileyo ukuze asetyenziswe ebusuku kunye namaxesha okukhanya okuncinci, kunye nedizili igcinwe ngokungqongqo njengezinto ezinokwenzeka.

• Inqanaba I: I-12 MWp yelanga PV + 3 MW / 6 MWh ESS
• Isigaba II: 9 MW / 18 MWh ESS

Iziphumo zeprojekthi:

• Uqikelelo 80,000 kWh yokonga umbane mihla le
• Ngokumalunga Izigidi ezi-3 zeedola kukongiwa kweendleko zonyaka
• Ixesha lokuhlawula phantsi kweenyanga ezingama-28

EZambia: IMicrogrid yoShishino lweMetallurgical

Ubonelelo lwamandla olungathembekanga luhlala lungumqobo ophambili kwimveliso kulo lonke icandelo lezoshishino laseAfrika. Ukwakha kumava ayo emigodi emincinci e-Zimbabwe, i-Wenergy yandise izisombululo zayo zamandla ahlaziyekayo Ishishini lesinyithi laseZambia, apho umgangatho wamandla kunye nokuqhubekeka kubalulekile.

Indawo yeprojekthi ijongene nezibonelelo zegridi ezibuthathaka kunye neendleko eziphezulu zokuvelisa idizili USD 0.30–0.50 kWh nganye, ngelixa iinkqubo ze-metallurgical zifuna uzinzo olukhethekileyo lwamandla. Wenergy iphunyezwe a solar–storage–diesel hybrid microgrid iququzelelwa yi-EMS ephezulu ekwaziyo sub-10 millisecond umthombo wokutshintsha phakathi kwe-PV yelanga, ukugcinwa kwebhetri, i-backup ye-diesel, kunye nokunikezelwa kwegridi xa ikhona.

Isikali: 3.45 MW PV + 7.7 MWh ESS

Iziphumo eziphambili:

• Iindleko zombane zizonke zithotyiwe ukuya USD 0.15–0.25 kWh nganye
• Ngaphezulu kwe-70% yokunciphisa kukuxhomekeka kwedizili
• Ngokumalunga I-1,200 yeetoni ze-CO₂ ezikhutshwayo zincitshisiwe ngonyaka
• 3-5 iminyaka ROI, elandelwa lulondolozo lwexesha elide oluzinzileyo
• 24/7 amandla athembekileyo kwiinkqubo ze-metallurgical ezithatha amandla ngamandla

Ukujonga Phambili: Ukwenza i-Industrial Decarbonization kwi-Scale

Ukusuka eZimbabwe ukuya eZambia, kwaye ngoku eSierra Leone, iWenergy iyaqhubeka nokwandisa indawo yayo kwiAfrika iphela ugcino lwamandla-eqhutywa ngemicrogrid ezijongana nemiceli mngeni yokwenyani yamandla kumashishini.

Ngokudibanisa I-ESS ye-industrial-grade, i-EMS ehlakaniphile, kunye nobuchule bokudibanisa inkqubo, I-Wenergy inceda abathengi iindleko ezisezantsi zamandla, ukwandisa ukuthembeka, kunye nokutshintshela ekusebenzeni kwekhabhoni ephantsi, ukuxhasa ukukhula kwamashishini eAfrika kunye neenzame zehlabathi zokususa ikhabhoni.