This project was a partnership between GSOL Energy, the UN and Peak Power. Peak Power managed the in-country logistics, local fabrication and installation with GSOL handling the supply, commissioning, training and handover of the containerised system.
This PV system featured extensive bespoke building integrated PV to provide “solar-shelters” on the building roof top area as well as solar car park shade structures. The solar car park shade structures were built with oversized footings to guard against damage from the UN’s large fleet of SUVs and 4WD vehicles and is the largest solar car park shade structure in Nepal.
The containerised power system was shipped by GSOL from Europe, Peak Power dropped this into place at the site with crane and hooked up the inputs, outputs and Solar PV runs once all the structural work had completed. The containerised power system is tightly-integrated with the on-site diesel generator/s and provides energy to a protected load distribution network which services multiple UN buildings within the compound.
The containerised power system enabled the UN to reduce fuel consumption and emissions due to heavy diesel genset usage and to reduce AC source switching burdens on UPS due to the frequent small load shedding outages that plague the site.
We had a good time working with GSOL and the UN on this project, it is a unique solar install in the heart of Kathmandu.