The commissioning of the first project – with a total capacity of 3 MWpinstalled on the southwest shoulder of the V.C. Bird International Airport of Antigua – is underway. This substantial sun2live solar plant construction generates up to 4.645 MWh per year and therefore saves during the same period 3.019,50 tons of CO2 emissions, contributing to the efforts of GOAB towards addressing the challenges of climate change and environmental degradation.

The entire installation, comprising of more than 12.000 ground-mounted polycrystalline photovoltaic panels covering an area of 3.86 ha, has been completed within only three months. This first MWp-sized PV park is part of a total capacity of 10 MWp in solar installations that have been agreed in-between GOAB and PV Energy. The remaining 7 MWp will be installed on roofs of public buildings but also in the shape of additional ground-mounted parks.

This large-scale installation plays a pivotal role in the local government’s energy management, as the generated power almost entirely covers the electricity consumption of the whole airport. The PV installation at the V.C. Bird International Airport has also been structurally combined with Meeco’s energy management and storage system sun2safe. This all-in-one converter/inverter/storage provides backup power to the solar installations safety and monitoring system during night-time to bridge interruptions of the grid, enabling an optimal management and energy efficiency of the airport .

The transition to a green energy future is now in motion on the twin-island, says the Meeco Group. Through the realization of this notable project, PV Energy Ltd. in association with the Meeco Group helps to reduce the Caribbean nation’s reliance on non-renewable energy sources and mitigates the climate change issue by improving environmental quality.