Farms and remote sites
No grid, or a weak one.
Systems we engineer
Solar, storage, grid and generators, working as one.
A micro-grid manages solar, batteries, the grid and diesel generators together, so you use less diesel and keep critical loads on in outages.
A micro-grid with solar, battery, grid and generator
- Solar
- Battery
- Grid
- Generator
Solar
Site
Battery
Grid
Illustration only. Real systems are designed around each site.
Illustration only. How a real system behaves depends on its design.
Overview
Fewer hours on the generator.
Many sites run diesel generators because the grid is unreliable or absent. A micro-grid puts solar and battery storage first and keeps the generator for when it is needed.
One controller decides, moment by moment, which source carries the load. The result is more affordable energy, less diesel use and backup power during outages.
What we design for
Built around the site, not a catalogue
- Which loads are critical and which can wait
- Solar and battery size for your day and your night
- Generator integration and start rules
- Grid connection, where there is one
- Monitoring so you can see what is happening on site
How it works
From survey to commissioning.
Study the loads
Critical and non-critical loads over a typical day.
Design the mix
Solar, battery, generator and grid sized together.
Install and commission
Controls and protection tested as one system.
Operate
Monitoring and servicing.
In the field
Real systems, real sites.
See installations by the Solarpro team across Botswana.
Who it suits
Good for
Clinics and hospitals
Critical loads that cannot stop.
Industrial sites
Cut diesel and outages.
Schools
Predictable power for learning.
Questions
Good questions, straight answers.
Does a micro-grid remove the need for a generator?
Not always. The generator can stay as back-up and run far less often. We design the mix around how long you need to ride out an outage.
Can a micro-grid work with the grid?
Yes. It can use the grid when it is available and take over when it is not.
Is it only for large sites?
No. The same idea scales from a farm to a clinic to a plant. Size is set by your loads.
Interested in micro-grids?
Tell us about your site and we will recommend the right design.