Texplast Industries located in Rungiri, Kenya is a manufacturer of high-quality Woven Polypropylene (WPP) bags suitable for automated filling and packing. The organisation also recycles woven bags for reuse, and aims to play a role in the reduction of plastic in the environment.
The price of power together with Texplast’s sustainability goals prompted the need for a grid-tied renewable energy solution.
Tatu City is a new 5,000-acre, mixed used development featuring homes, schools, offices, a shopping district, medical clinics, nature areas, a sport & entertainment complex and manufacturing in Kenya.
Tatu City is Kenya’s first operational Special Economic Zone, providing reduced corporate taxes, zero-rated VAT and import duty exemptions, among other benefits.
New Southern Energy arranged finance for this project via an innovative crowd funding model leveraging international funders, and built a 2,05 MW rooftop solar system, that will provide power to users in this new development. The system features 3468 Jinko N type solar modules and 8 Huawei 200 KTL inverters.
A subsidiary of The Karsten Group, Karsten Fruit Packers specialises in fruit packing and cold storage. KFP packs pears, apples, and grapes from January to September, handling around 35 000 bulk bins of fruit every year. Located in the Western Cape, South Africa, the facility maintains the highest standards in fruit packing and cooling, and has acquired GFSI recognised certifications. An uninterrupted supply of energy is essential to maintaining quality standards and productivity.
New Southern Energy produced a single axis tracker system, with generator integration for this site. The system features JA Solar High Efficiency Poly Modules and Sungrow SG110CX string inverters with MPPT trackers that are equally split in power input capacity. The modules rotate during the day, following the sun, for maximum output and move into a stowed position (almost horizontal to ground) at night.
Maisha Mabati was established in 2009, to meet the growing requirements for quality roofing in the Kenyan market. Maisha Mabati Mills produces galvanised and coloured steel roofing sheets with the goal of being durable, functional, strong and cost-effective to enable Kenyans around the country to build better standard homes.
CrossBoundary Energy acted as the independent power producer / financier who approached New Southern Energy for a turnkey solar solution for this site in Lukenya, Kenya.
Maisha Packaging is a member of the Devki group of companies that manufactures high quality woven Polypropylene (WPP) bags that are ideal for automated filling and packing. These act as substitute to the paper bags with their strong and durable properties.
CrossBoundary Energy acted as the IPP/Financier who approached NSE for a turnkey solar solution at this site in Lukenya, Kenya
Maisha Minerals & Fertilizer offers solutions to farmers to help achieve better crop yields, reduced cost per tonne of yield for producing crops along with finding the optimum match of nutrient supply to crop requirement. The company works closely with agriculture experts, researchers and scientists to develop and improve our fertiliser formulations that in turn improve soil and crop nutrition
CrossBoundary Energy acted as the IPP/Financier who approached NSE for a turnkey solar solution at this site in Athi River, Kenya.
National Cement endeavours to produce the best cement products in Kenya by employing the latest cutting-edge technologies, to ensure remaining ahead of the game and to set international standards in products for decades to come. The company’s high-quality paving blocks combine elegant aesthetics with quick installation processes.
CrossBoundary Energy acted as the IPP/Financier who approached NSE for a turnkey solar solution at this site in Athi River, Kenya.
Tiaan Kruger Boerdery is a leading citrus producer in Limpopo, South Africa, that also produces other crops, and farms with livestock.
This BESS solar system integrates with a Solar MD 2.431 MWh BESS solution and a 590KVa generator to ensure a seamless power supply to this site.
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA), a bottling partner to the Coca-Cola parent company, manufactures, packages, merchandises and distributes the world-renowned branded beverages to the organization’s vast network of vending partners. Worldwide, the organization is committed to sustainable practices and monitors its environmental impact closely.
In 2018, CCBSA embarked on a process of installing solar systems at its 11 bottling plants across South Africa, through a competitive solar EPC firm. However, after commencing work on four sites none of which had reached practical completion, the EPC supplier exited the agreement.
NSE was onboarded to this project to complete the four brownfields sites and install the seven greenfields sites from scratch. All eleven sites are rooftop developments, with grid-tied connections. Certain sites have generator integration. All of these sites have been successfully completed.
The Devki Group of companies services the building trade in Kenya, providing various construction materials, including steel, cement, paving blocks, roofing sheets and more. NSE installed a portfolio of solar systems at four of the company’s premises, with a total capacity of 3.8MWp, enabling the organisation to benefit from renewable energy.
Production Capability: 4,940,000 kWh across 4 sites
Location: 2 sites in Athi River, Kenya and 2 sites in Luekenya, Kenya
