CrossBoundary Energy – Installing a hybrid-renewable energy grid to a mine (Madagascar)

CrossBoundary Energy is implementing a hybrid-renewable energy grid for a mine in Fort Dauphin, Madagascar, to replace unreliable heavy fuel oil (HFO) power. The project includes 8 MW of solar PV, 12 MW of wind turbines, and an 8 MW battery storage system (BESS), financed by EUR 24,152,505 in equity.

• The project involves the installation of a hybrid-renewable energy grid consisting of 8 MW of solar PV, 12 MW of wind turbines, and a battery storage system (BESS) capable of storing up to 8 MW. The system is designed to power a mine, but the off-taker, QMM, exports up to 30% of its generation into the local grid managed by the state-owned utility JIRAMA, improving reliability and sustainability for the town of Fort Dauphin.
• CrossBoundary Energy is financing the project through equity totaling EUR 24,152,505. The project aims to achieve environmental emission reductions, lower operating costs, and increased reliability while allowing the mine to focus on core activities.
• The project faced several implementation challenges, including COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions affecting contracting and site investigations. Additionally, the solar facility's location within the secondary zone of an international airport aerodrome required the development of a process in collaboration with Aviation Civile de Madagascar because of limited available national standards for aeronautical studies.

APA

Alliance for Renewable Electrification (2021). CrossBoundary Energy – Installing a hybrid-renewable energy grid to a mine (Madagascar). https://renewelec.org/case-study/crossboundary-energy-installing-hybrid-renewable-energy-grid-mine-madagascar/

Chicago

Alliance for Renewable Electrification. CrossBoundary Energy – Installing a hybrid-renewable energy grid to a mine (Madagascar). 2021. https://renewelec.org/case-study/crossboundary-energy-installing-hybrid-renewable-energy-grid-mine-madagascar/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{allianceforrenewableelectrification2021crossboundary, author = {{Alliance for Renewable Electrification}}, title = {{CrossBoundary Energy – Installing a hybrid-renewable energy grid to a mine (Madagascar)}}, institution = {Alliance for Renewable Electrification}, year = {2021}, month = dec, url = {https://renewelec.org/case-study/crossboundary-energy-installing-hybrid-renewable-energy-grid-mine-madagascar/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }