Masupa Hydroelectric Project

Country: Solomon Islands

Location: Masupa village, Malaita

Commissioned: 3 February 2010

Turbine: Pelena two-nozzle Pelton

Electrical Rating: 40kW, three phase

Turbine Supplier: Pelena Energy

Civil Works: Pelena Energy

Hydraulic Works: Pelena Energy

Controls: Pelena Energy

Electrical Works: Pelena Energy

Client: Solomon Islands Government

Pelena also installed a Pelena Freezer Room at Masupa, see Full Project Details here.

Photos

Frozen fish stored at minus 25 degrees Celsius in a Pelena Freezer room at Masupa. These frozen fish will be placed in insulated containers (‘Eskies’) and taken to market. The freezer room allows the fish to be safely stored until market transport arrives, and also freezes the produce at such a low temperature and with block ice that sale quality and market price are high.

Masupa Hydro Technician, Mr Ronnie, placing plastic containers filled with water in the Freezer Room to make and store block ice.

Block ice production and storage in the minus 25 degrees Celsius Pelena Freezer Room at Masupa.

Video

Masupa Micro-Hydro, Solomon Islands. Phase One 2010

Media Reports

2010 July-September – Micro-hydro at its best