Vava’u and E’ua Renewable Microgrids, Tonga In April 2020, Infratec began a two-year project to design, procure and build on-grid solar PV and battery energy storage facilities on the ‘Eua and Vava’u islands in the Kingdom of Tonga. The NZ$7.5 million project is a Joint Venture between Infratec and sister company NETcon and is a…
North-West Pacific Project (4 countries) The Northwest Pacific Project was a joint venture between Infratec and Sunergise which saw five plants concurrently built across four Pacific countries, with a collective capacity of 1.7MW. A of rooftop and ground-mounted solar, the project took 19 months to complete with all five plantsoperational as of March 2020 –…
Kiritimati Island Energy Sector Programme Infratec has delivered European Development Fund contract to design, supply and install a HV network, two power stations and a 150kW solar PV system on Kiritimati Island in the Republic of Kiribati. The project has centralised the power system for Kiritimati, providing a more reliable, efficient and safe electricity supply…
Community Solar Farm in Ōtaki Energise Ōtaki’s Solar Farm was officially opened by Climate Change Minister James Shaw and Finance Minister Grant Robertson on 30 September 2020. After a blessing from Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki, who also gifted the name of Rau Kūmara for the Wastewater Treatment Plant solar farm, the ministers officially opened the…
Bamyan Renewable Energy Project, Afghanistan In 2012 NETcon International (now Infratec) teamed up with Sustainable Energy Services International Ltd and won an $NZ18.6m Government contract in Afghanistan against strong competition from international suppliers. The Bamyan Renewable Energy Project entailed the construction of a sustainable electricity network for people living in the Bamyan province of Afghanistan….
Southern Group Cook Islands Renewable Microgrids The projects successfully delivered mini-grids on four islands within the Southern Group of the CookIslands – Atiu, Mangaia, Mauke and Mitiaro and significantly upgraded the medium and low voltagenetworks on two of those islands; Mauke and Mitiaro. The systems have a combined installed capacity of 1.3 MWp of solar…
First Solar-Battery Project completed for Tuvalu In January 2020, Infratec completed the commissioning of a 73.5kW rooftop solar panel-battery storage project on the Tuvalu Fisheries Department building in Funafuti. The NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade funded project was the first to combine solar generation and battery storage on the island. It is likely…