Denis Private Island has implemented the first phase of a four-phase photovoltaic solar power system in a bid to reduce the island’s dependency on fossil fuels. With the installation of the photovoltaic panels, the island is reducing its diesel consumption by 100 litres per day.
In an interview featured in the St Ange tourism report, Denis Private Island owner Mickey Mason said: “While most photo-voltaic projects feed power back into a public energy grid, primarily because there is no grid, the challenges on Denis are considerably different.”
“The entire operation on the remote island – a 30-minute flight from the main island of Mahé – has had to be powered independently with its own diesel generators, making the switch to renewable energy a more complicated affair,” said Mason, adding that in collaboration with the German company DHYBRID the project has materialized.
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Source: Seychelles News Agency
