This remote community, where residents do the traditional 3-year retreat, is tucked away just outside Kathmandu with limited physical access and an extremely poor grid connection. Peak Power designed and installed this system many years ago.
The site has a very poor grid connection and no generator, access is difficult and the residents are not able to take care of the system, therefore the system has been designed to be extremely reliable and administrable via the internet. It powers critical loads such as security lighting, security systems, internet, telecoms, water pumps, and other essential loads. The site has been known to be frequented by leopards, so having 24/7 lighting is important.
We also did extensive earthing, a direct strike protection system and surge protection throughout. Although the compound is small, there are several different buildings within it — all supplied with a grid feeder and a protected loads feeder — this ensures we can distribute clean and reliable solar where it is needed.