Njengoba i-Afrika isheshisa indlela yayo ebheke ekukhuleni kwezimboni, isidingo soku amandla athembekile, angabizi, futhi asimeme sekuya ngokuya kugxeka. Embonini yezimayini kanye nesindayo ikakhulukazi, ukutholakala kwamandla akuseyona nje imfuneko yokusebenza, kodwa umshayeli oyinhloko wokukhiqiza nokuncintisana.

Ngokumelene nalokhu kwangemuva, I-Wenergy yandisa kancane kancane ubukhona bayo e-Afrika yonkana, iletha izixazululo ze-microgrid ezigxile ekugcinweni kwamandla. ezibhekana nezinselele zomhlaba wangempela amakhasimende ezimboni abhekane nazo—ukuvala izikhala zamandla, ukwehlisa izindleko, nokusekela ukushintshela ekusebenzeni kwekhabhoni ephansi.

Ukunqoba Izithiyo Ze-"Energy Island": Ama-Smart Microgrids eSierra Leone

E-Afrika yonkana, izizinda eziningi zezimayini nezimboni ziqhelelene nezindawo zasemadolobheni futhi azikaxhunywanga kumagridi kazwelonke. Lezi "energy Islands" ngokuvamile bathembele kakhulu kumajeneretha edizili—okuholela ekubeni izindleko eziphezulu zokusebenza, ubungozi bokunikezwa kukaphethiloli, ukungcoliswa komsindo, nokukhishwa kwekhabhoni.

Ku eSierra Leone, I-Wenergy ibhekana nale nselelo ngokusebenzisa a I-microgrid ehlanganisiwe ye-solar-storage ngokuphelele engaphandle kwegridi, igxile kuyo I-Stars Series Industrial liquid-cooled Energy Storage System (ESS). Ihlelelwe ukuthunyelwa ngoDisemba 2025, isixazululo sihlanganisa i-solar PV, isitoreji sebhethri, ikhophi yasenqolobaneni yedizili, kanye nemithwalo yezimayini ngaphansi kokuhlanganiswa okuhlanganisiwe. Uhlelo Lokuphatha Amandla (EMS).

Ngokubeka phambili ukukhiqizwa kwelanga, ukuthumela ngobuhlakani amandla agciniwe, kanye nokunciphisa ukusebenza kukadizili kuzimo eziyisipele, uhlelo luletha amandla azinzile, asebenzayo, kanye nekhabhoni ephansi ehambisana nezidingo zemisebenzi yezimayini ekude. Isakhiwo sayo se-modular nesikazekayo asinciphisi nje kuphela inani lezindleko zamandla kodwa futhi sisungula ibhentshimakhi ephindaphindekayo yokusatshalaliswa ngaphandle kwegridi esikhathini esizayo eNtshonalanga Afrika yonke.

Proven Track Record E-Afrika yonkana

Ngaphambi kweSierra Leone, i-Wenergy ilethe ngempumelelo amaphrojekthi amaningana ayingqopha-mlando INingizimu Afrika, okubonisa ukwethembeka, ukunwebeka, nokusebenza kwezomnotho kwezixazululo zayo zezicelo ezidingeka kakhulu.

EZimbabwe: IMicrogrid Yezimayini Enkulu

EZimbabwe, i-Wenergy isebenzise i-hybrid microgrid ukuze kwenziwe umsebenzi omkhulu wezimayini ze-lithium owawuthembele kuwo phambilini. 18 generator diesel, nezindleko zikagesi zifinyelela phezulu USD 0.44 kWh ngayinye. Nakuba amandla egridi ayetholakala ngentengo ephansi, ukuntengantenga kwawo kwadala ubungozi obukhulu bokusebenza.

Ukuze kubhekwane nazo zombili izinselelo zezindleko nokuthembeka, i-Wenergy ikhiphe okuhlanganisiwe I-solar PV + isitoreji samandla + isipele sikadizili + i-microgrid exhunywe kugridi, ukubeka phambili amandla elanga phakathi nokusebenza kwasemini kanye nokugcina amandla engeziwe ukuze asetshenziswe ebusuku kanye nezikhathi zokukhanya okuphansi, kanye nodizili ogcinwe ngokuqinile njengesimo esiphuthumayo.

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

Imiphumela yephrojekthi:

• Kulinganiselwe 80,000 kWh yokonga ugesi nsuku zonke
• Cishe $3 million ekongeni kwezindleko zonyaka
• Isikhathi sokukhokha ngaphansi kwezinyanga ezingama-28

I-Zambia: I-Metallurgical Industry Microgrid

Ukunikezwa kukagesi okungathembekile kusalokhu kuyisithiyo esibalulekile ekukhiqizeni kuwo wonke umkhakha wezimboni zase-Afrika. Ngokwakhela phezu kwesipiliyoni sayo sezimayini ezincane eZimbabwe, i-Wenergy yandise izixazululo zayo zamandla avuselelekayo Imboni yensimbi yaseZambia, lapho ikhwalithi yamandla nokuqhubeka kubalulekile.

Indawo yephrojekthi ibhekane nengqalasizinda yegridi ebuthaka kanye nezindleko eziphezulu zokukhiqiza udizili we USD 0.30–0.50 kWh ngayinye, kuyilapho izinqubo ze-metallurgical zidinga ukuzinza okukhethekile kwamandla. I-Wenergy isetshenziswe a I-solar-storage-diesel hybrid microgrid ididiyelwe yi-EMS ethuthukisiwe ekwaziyo sub-10 millisecond umthombo ukushintsha phakathi kwe-solar PV, isitoreji sebhethri, ikhophi yasenqolobaneni yedizili, kanye nokunikezwa kwegridi lapho kutholakala.

Isikali: 3.45 MW PV + 7.7 MWh ESS

Imiphumela esemqoka:

• Izindleko zikagesi sezizonke zehlisiwe zaba USD 0.15–0.25 kWh ngayinye
• Ukwehliswa okungaphezulu kwama-70%. ekuncikeni kukadizili
• Cishe amathani ayi-1,200 we-CO₂ encishisiwe minyaka yonke
• Iminyaka engu-3-5 ye-ROI, okulandelwa ukonga okuqhubekayo kwesikhathi eside
• 24/7 amandla athembekile ngezinqubo ze-metallurgical ezidinga amandla

Ukubheka Phambili: Ukunika amandla I-Industrial Decarbonization at Scale

Kusuka Zimbabwe ukuya eZambia, futhi manje eSierra Leone, i-Wenergy iyaqhubeka nokwandisa indawo yayo yonkana e-Afrika ngokusebenzisa ama-microgrid aqhutshwa ukugcinwa kwamandla ezibhekana nezinselele zomhlaba wangempela zamandla ezimboni.

Ngokuhlanganisa I-ESS yezinga lezimboni, i-EMS ehlakaniphile, kanye nolwazi lokuhlanganisa uhlelo, I-Wenergy isiza amakhasimende ukunciphisa izindleko zamandla, ukuthuthukisa ukwethembeka, kanye nokushintshela ekusebenzeni kwekhabhoni ephansi, esekela kokubili ukukhula kwezimboni zase-Afrika kanye nemizamo yomhlaba wonke yokuqeda ikhabhoni.