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NEC XON to provide Malawi Fertilizer Company with a Hybrid Power System.
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N EC XON has been contracted by Malawi Fertilizer Company (MFC) to provide a state-of-the-art Hybrid Power System (HPS). The contract will help to protect MFC’s investment in new infrastructure in Nacala, Liwonde and Blantyre to improve its business efficiency on the Nacala corridor. MFC blends and supplies NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) fertiliser mixtures for the agricultural sector in the region. “The new facility in Liwonde is a modern, 15 000m 2 structure with a bagging capacity of 2000 metric tons per day and a production capacity of 1000 metric tons per day,” said Herman Viljoen, GM Renewables and Storage at NEC XON. “One of the main challenges faced at Liwonde is consistent, clean energy supply. MFC therefore approached NEC XON to provide and install the hybrid energy plant with backup capacity to support the facility’s operations.” The HPS is designed to reduce the cost of energy, enhance energy supply quality, protect equipment, support energy-sensitive applications and reduce carbon emissions. MFC can expect a huge reduction in diesel and generator maintenance costs. The system will include a 321.5kWp photovoltaic (PV) farm, 668.8kWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), AC infrastructure, 550 kVA generator, and an Energy Herman Viljoen, GM Renewables and Storage at NEC XON
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Management System (EMS) that can be remotely monitored and controlled.
power returns, the site will seamlessly switch back.
The HPS combines various power sources into one system that is controlled by an EMS. The EMS controls the various sources and ensures that the site is supplied with power at all times, while reducing the cost of running the system with functions like peak shaving and time of use management. The HPS switches seamlessly between on and off-grid supply, depending on the grid’s availability and quality of the supply, ensuring that critical equipment is protected. The BESS will allow the site to be powered while the grid is unavailable, along with solar energy, and use the excess power to charge the BESS. If the solar is unable to fully charge the BESS during load-shedding, the generator will be started based on the State of Charge (SOC). When grid
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“One of the main challenges faced at Liwonde is consistent, clean energy supply. MFC therefore approached NEC XON to provide and install the hybrid energy plant with backup capacity to support the facility’s operations.”
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