In July 2013, Infratec won an A$1.8m contract with the Government of Nauru to supply equipment and expertise to rehabilitate the Nauru electricity distribution system. The project was awarded to Infratec following a competitive international tender process, with funding provided by the European Union under the 10th European Development Fund programme. The contract required the…
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. The project was funded by…
In September 2014, Infratec and Solar City were awarded the contract to build a 170kW solar array on two rooftops in Funafu, Tuvalu for NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The project also involved painting the rooftop of the three-storey Government Building prior to installing the solar array on the roof. The project was successfully commissioned…
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 and 7.3 MWh of battery storage…
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 to be a model for further…
In March 2020, Infratec was awarded a NZ$15 million project to design, procure and build five solar PV-battery storage power plants on outer islands of the Kingdom of Tonga. Despite an enforced hiatus due the Covid-19 pandemic, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption and subsequent Tsunami, the five power plants and network distribution systems will be…