DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

FITS Power Plant - Cambodia Island Community

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Description

Achelous Energy Limited's (AEL) "FITS" technology is an innovative power generation plant that generates clean, affordable electricity using a combination of water flow energy and solar energy. It is able to provide low-cost electricity to both small and large off-takers. FITS technology has been demonstrated at full-scale under a previous EC7 project, and a pilot project is now underway to supply a FITS-supplied mini-grid to an off-grid rural community in Nepal. With its rich river resource, and growing electricity demand driven by high GDP growth, Cambodia represents a significant potential market for FITS. This project seeks to conduct a detailed feasibility study for a pilot deployment of a FITS platform at an island village location in the Mekong river, that will enable the future development of a distributed energy project there using FITS power generation. The project encompasses several scopes of work, including: river survey at the island, electricity use and socio-economic survey of the islanders, engagement with local and national level government to determine permitting and licencing requirements. It will also consider an innovative dual use case for the electricity provided, serving domestic electricity use during the day and early evenings, and water pumping for irrigation overnight.

Objectives

This activity is funded under the Energy Catalyst Programme. The Energy Catalyst programme supports innovative businesses and organisations to find new commercial solutions that help provide clean, affordable and secure energy in sub-Saharan Africa, South and South East Asia. It will support highly innovative, market-focused energy solutions in any technology or sector. They must be targeted at people, public services and local enterprises who are unable to afford or access existing solutions, or who lack the the time or expertise to successfully use those solutions. Grant funding will be provided to support businesses to undertake research, development and innovation activity on innovative products or services, business models and processes. Incubation support will also be provided to help some of the businesses to take their innovations to market faster, as well as further support to enable access to investors and customers and maximise the potential created.

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Location

The country, countries or regions that benefit from this Programme.

Cambodia

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