Power access solutions provider Blockpower is completing the second phase of a major self-consumption electricity project in the Chipinge district of Zimbabwe. The hybrid solar power is for farms owned by Tanganda Tea Company (TTC).

Blockpower has recently completed the second phase – and is in the process of implementing the third phase – of the installation of a 4,6 MW, 3 MVA, 1440 kWh hybrid solar system in Zimbabwe.

Energy storage is becoming a critical part of business operations and a vital element of the economy, particularly in the manufacturing sector, says solar energy company Blockpower director Kyle Bohnsack.

Tanganda Tea Company Limited, Zimbabwe’s largest tea producer and one of the largest on the African continent, uses its own microgrids at Tingamira and Jersey sites for secure and environmentally friendly energy supply since July 2021.

Electron Technologies (Pty) Ltd, known simply as ‘Electron’ and Blockpower have entered into a cooperation agreement to provide services in and around Southern Africa.

Blockpower has recently completed the second phase and is in the process of implementing the third phase of the installation of a 4.6 MWp, 3 MVA, 1 440 kWh hybrid solar system in Zimbabwe.