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MADAGASCAR

BRINGING POWER TO 100 RURAL VILLAGES

In Madagascar, only 26.9% of residents were connected to electricity in 2019, to solve this need, Madagascar launched an initiative to supply state-of-the-art microgrid solutions at an affordable rate for villagers. In the village of Belobaka, despite an intense rainy season and unreliable roads, the team completed a solar microgrid installation within an impressive five months. The microgrid provides 83 kW of power at peak operation and has a 315 kW battery with a 110 kVA generator set for backup. As a result 5,000 people and 800 homes now have access to power. These power systems have drastically improved the villagers quality of life by improving education, entertainment, health, comfort, protection, and productivity.

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REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA

HYBRID ENERGY SOLUTIONS

B2Gold Selects Cat® Photovoltaic Solar Modules. Barloworld Power supplied a full Cat® PV system for the Otjikoto Mine in the Republic of Namibia. Caterpillar supplied the original 25 MW of power capacity to the Otjikoto Mine when it opened in 2014 through four Cat® 12CM32 HFO medium-speed engines and three Cat® 3516B high-speed generator sets. The addition of Cat® photovoltaic modules provides a scalable, sustainable power solution that significantly reduces fuel consumption while delivering reliable power to support mining sites. Engineering, procurement, construction, 7 MW of solar power services, and integration with the existing generator sets to reduce reliance on the heavy fuel oil power plant.

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REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA

UNINTERRUPTED COVERAGE ACROSS EAST AFRICA

Nairobi-based Alan Dick East Africa serves Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and Sudan, an area of more than 4 million square kilometres. The company has built thousands of mobile sites in the region. Because of the nature of the sector, zero downtime is essential. Cat® power systems were selected because of the reputation of Cat® equipment, and excellent product support. In the end, more than 600 diesel generator sets of various sizes from 8 kVA to 700 kVA were installed, all in sound attenuated enclosures.