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SMART Village Hybrid Electrification in Marisol, Peru

A project performed with the local Government of San Martin (Peru),
Comité de Electrificación Marisol, and GIZ (Peru)

location:

Marisol is located in the Peruvian Amazon, in the federal state of St. Martin at the shore of the Alto Huayabamba River and is a typical rural community with a business model. The village has approx. 60 households with the majority of people working in the cocoa plantation. There is also a school, churches, and a basic workshop used mainly for carpentry. Before the installation of the SMART Hybrid System, the community had access to electricity for a couple of hours per day, using a diesel generator. This project was installed by our partners Smart Hydro. It integrates both Solar and Hydro power. This represents a typical installation of a GTC Nano Grid.

Technology:

SMART Hybrid System (river turbine + photovoltaic + backup generator)
Twenty-four 2 V batteries connected in series to a total voltage of 48 V and connected to the SMART Energy Management System
The solar power system’s peak performance is above 1.2 kW
FACTS: Cost (LCOE) is approx. US$ 0.30/kWh