Victron Energy B.V.

Project references
in Africa
Non-exhaustive list of recent projects including Victron Energy
products installed and commissioned by third parties.
Table of contents
Health & education ................................................................................................................ 2
Hospital electrification – Mali (Koutiala).............................................................................. 2
Remote hospital electrification for WHO - Congo DRC ...................................................... 3
Solar power containerised for Red Cross – Burkina Faso .................................................. 4
Masanga Hospital Rehabilitation Project (MHRP) – Sierra Leone ...................................... 5
Solar power for an hospital – Sierra Leone ........................................................................ 6
Hospital power supply for UNDP –Liberia, Guinea & Sierra Leone, ................................... 7
School electricity supply in displacement settings – Rwanda (Kiziba) ................................ 8
Backup power in a school – South Africa ........................................................................... 9
Commercial and industrial ....................................................................................................10
Large scale farming – Mali ................................................................................................10
Vanilla processing factory – Madagascar ..........................................................................11
Gas stations power supply by Total – Guinea / Nigeria / Cameroon..................................12
Bank agencies (+200 sites) by Starsight – Nigeria ............................................................13
Retrofit of gensets by solar in open markets by Rensourse / BOS – Nigeria .....................14
Electronic components factory – South Africa ...................................................................15
Serengeti off-grid lodge – Tanzania ..................................................................................16
Capital View conference centre and hotel – Ghana ..........................................................17
Touristic lodge – Botswana ...............................................................................................18
Energy access ......................................................................................................................19
Solar mini-grid by Rafiki Power (E.On) – Tanzania ...........................................................19
Solar mini grid by PowerGen – Tanzania/Kenya ...............................................................20
Solar mini-grid by PowerCorner (Engie) – Tanzania / Zambia...........................................21
Rural Electrification / Women empowerment – Mali (UNDP project) .................................22
Displacement settings electricity supply – Rwanda (Mahama) ..........................................23
Nanogrids by Solergie – Togo ...........................................................................................24
PAYGO solar home systems by Bboxx – DRC Congo ......................................................25
PAYGO solar home systems (+300 sites) by ARESS – Benin / Burkina Faso ...................26
Wildlife protection .................................................................................................................27
Reserva Nacional do Gilé – Mozambique .........................................................................27
Surveillance in the Kruger National Park – South Africa ....................................................28
Health & education
Hospital electrification – Mali (Koutiala)

Solar Power 120kWc

Storage MG Lithium batteries
Inverter-charger 12x10kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller 3 x Victron 250/100 MPPT
PV inverter 4 x SMA STP + 3 x Fronius Eco

http://koutialahospital.org/
Remote hospital electrification for WHO - Congo DRC

Solar Power 32kWp

Storage BYD lithium batteries
Inverter-charger 1x10kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller 5 x Victron 250/100 MPPT
PV inverter n/a

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2020/02/27/remote-congolese-hospital-gets-private-power/
Solar power containerised for Red Cross – Burkina Faso

Solar Power 60kWc

Storage OPzS battery
Inverter-charger 6x10kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller no
PV inverter 4X Fronius Symo 15

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2016/12/29/erm-energies-solar-powered-containerised-
system/
Masanga Hospital Rehabilitation Project (MHRP) – Sierra Leone

Solar Power 20kWc

Storage OPzS
Inverter-charger 4x10kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller 6 x Victron 150/70 MPPT
PV inverter n/a

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2016/09/29/sierra-leone-masanga-hospital-rehabilitation-
project-mhrp/
Solar power for an hospital – Sierra Leone

Solar Power 18.7 kWp

Storage 48V/2600Ah OPzS batteries
Inverter-charger 9x10kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller 3x Victron 150/85 Blue Solar MPPT
PV inverter Solar Edge inverters

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2017/05/05/saving-lives-in-sierra-leone/
Hospital power supply for UNDP –Liberia, Guinea & Sierra Leone,

PV Power 52kW
Storage Not informed
Inverter-charger 2x10kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller 8 x Victron MPPT 150/70
PV inverter 2 x Fronius Symo
School electricity supply in displacement settings – Rwanda (Kiziba)

Solar Power 4kWc

Storage OPzS battery
Inverter-charger 2x5kVA Victron Multiplus
Charge-controller 2 x 250/85 Victron MPPT
PV inverter n/a

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2018/01/03/victron-power-improves-student-learning-time/
Backup power in a school – South Africa

Solar Power n/a

Storage 12V/165Ah Victron AGM
Inverter-charger 1.2kVA Victron Multiplus
Charge-controller n/a
PV inverter n/a

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2020/03/17/signers-left-in-the-dark/
Commercial and industrial
Large scale farming – Mali

Solar Power 300kWc

Storage OPzS battery
Inverter-charger 12x15kVA Victron Quattro
10x15kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller no
PV inverter Fronius Eco

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/ANQ7iZ8CCrk

Article: https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2020/03/19/large-scale-fish-farm-catches-the-sun/
Vanilla processing factory – Madagascar

PV Power 45kW
Storage OPzV
Inverter-charger 3x15kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller 9 x Victron MPPT 250/100
PV inverter n/a
Gas stations power supply by Total – Guinea / Nigeria / Cameroon

Specifications vary per site

Bank agencies (+200 sites) by Starsight – Nigeria

Specifications vary per site

https://www.heliosinvestment.com/starsight
Retrofit of gensets by solar in open markets by Rensourse / BOS – Nigeria

Specifications vary per site (+150 sites)

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2019/09/16/solar-energy-excitement-nigeria/
Phot credit: credit: ©Alexander Kohler, Source Persistent Energy
Electronic components factory – South Africa

Solar Power 180 kWp

Storage 14x10kWh RedFlow
(Zinc Bromine Flow batteries)
Inverter-charger 6x10kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller no
PV inverter yes

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2018/09/06/solar-power-in-industrial-quantities/
Serengeti off-grid lodge – Tanzania

Solar Power 160kWp

Storage MG Energy systems (lithium)
Inverter-charger 9 x 15kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller 14 x Victron 250/100 MPPT
PV inverter 4 x Fronius Eco

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2019/07/31/serengeti-off-grid-solar-saviours/
Capital View conference centre and hotel – Ghana

Solar Power 160kWp

Storage yes
Inverter-charger 18 x10kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller Victron 250/100 MPPT
PV inverter Fronius Eco
Touristic lodge – Botswana

Solar Power 30kWc

Storage 100kW FreedomWon lithium battery
Inverter-charger 3x15kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller 5x Victron MPPT 150/100
PV inverter no
Energy access
Solar mini-grid by Rafiki Power (E.On) – Tanzania

Solar Power 9kWc

Storage OPzS battery
Inverter-charger 1x 10kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller 2 x Victron 250/85 MPPT
PV inverter no

8 mini-grids – 250 connections

http://www.rafikipower.com/
Solar mini grid by PowerGen – Tanzania/Kenya

Specifications vary per site

Video: https://youtu.be/cBsaYBCotYA
Solar mini-grid by PowerCorner (Engie) – Tanzania / Zambia

Solar Power 16kWc

Storage Lithium battery
Inverter-charger 3x10kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller 4 x Victron MPPT 150/70
PV inverter no

http://powercorner.com/
Rural Electrification / Women empowerment – Mali (UNDP project)

Solar Power 35kWc

Storage OPzV battery
Inverter-charger 6x10kVA Victron Quattro
Charge-controller 10 x Victron 150/70 MPPT
PV inverter no

https://medium.com/@UNDP/under-the-malian-sun-e17a50a28ea7
Displacement settings electricity supply – Rwanda (Mahama)

Solar Power 6kWc

Storage OPzS battery bank
Inverter-charger 1x3kVA Victron Multiplus
Charge controller 3 x Victron MPPT 250/85
PV inverter 2 x no

Article : https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2019/03/28/great-lakes-energy-mahama-refugee-
camp-mini-grids/

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3adJAEfwuiQ
Nanogrids by Solergie – Togo

Solar Power 300Wp

Storage 145AH/12V gel batteries
Inverter 1x800VA Victron Phoenix
Charge-controller 1 x Victron MPPT 100/20
PV inverter n/a

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2019/10/22/nanogrid-togo/
PAYGO solar home systems by Bboxx – DRC Congo

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2018/01/16/collaboration-to-deliver-payg-solar-solutions-to-
the-congo/
PAYGO solar home systems (+300 sites) by ARESS – Benin / Burkina Faso

Specifications vary per site

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2017/11/20/victron-energy-pay-as-you-go-solar-power/
Wildlife protection
Reserva Nacional do Gilé – Mozambique

Solar Power 13kWp

Storage 60kWh (VRLA)
Inverter 3x8kVA Victron Phoenix
Charge-controller 3 x Victron MPPT 150/85
PV inverter n/a

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2017/10/30/reserva-nacional-do-gile-when-off-grid-meets-off-
road/
Surveillance in the Kruger National Park – South Africa

Solar Power 1.2kWp

Storage 8kWh (BlueNova lithium)
Inverter 1 x 3kVA Multiplus
Charge-controller 2 x MPPT 150/35
PV inverter n/a

https://www.victronenergy.com/blog/2018/02/23/rhino-poaching-surveillance-in-the-kruger-national-
park/