SWSC TO INVEST E176M IN SOLAR PLANT

MBABANE – SWSC’s efforts to manage the burden of cost on consumers for water and wastewater services through generation solar power will cost up to E176 million (US$16 million).

The solar power plant has been earmarked to be located at the Matsapha Industrial Site, adjacent the new SWSC Waste Water Treatment on the basis of its good average solar radiation.

In the 2017 Swaziland Water Services Corporation (SWSC) annual report, it has been disclosed that the solar energy plant, to help ensure sustainability of the corporation, will include the installation of PV modules, junction boxes, grid tied inverters, isolation transformers, meters, control panel and 11 kV switchgear for evacuation.

It was mentioned that the appropriate civil foundations for the modular mounting structures, pre-fabricated structures, transformers, switchyard equipment and feeder pay would be put in place.
“Storm water drainage will be provided for the entire plant. A complete SCADA and SCADA server having string level monitoring capabilities over the remote server will be installed. The plant will also have the necessary internet connection through a GPRS enabled modem along with Local Area Network (LAN) connectivity for data communication over remote server,” SWSC explained.

It should, however, be mentioned that SWSC pointed out that options of rolling out the project were yet to be investigated to determine the most effective approach.
Explaining the background about the project, the corporation said energy was one of the major cost drivers in the operations of the corporation representing more than 15 per cent of total expenditure. It was stated that the corporation consumed on an annual basis about 30 000 MWh.

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