Fiji Electricity has signed $27.8 million contract with Sinohydro Corporation of China for hydro-electric project.
Hasmukh Patel, FEA chief executive, opined that after completion of this project FEA would save around $4.26m per year.
Mr Patel further said that the arrest of additional water during heavy rainfall by raising weir wall was noticed as a desirable development for Wainisavulevu Weir by generating additional power.
He quoted, \"In light of the above, the FEA has embarked upon a capital works project to raise the height of the Wainisavulevu Weir by eight metres at a total project cost of $27.28m.”
\"It is envisaged that an additional average energy yield of 10GWh per annum with a maximum of 21 GWh per annum will be available to the Viti Levu Grid.
\"The additional average energy output of 10GWh per annum would displace diesel generation worth around $4.26m per annum at the current diesel price of $2130 per metric tonne.\"
The project will start later this month and is expected to complete within two years
Hasmukh Patel, FEA chief executive, opined that after completion of this project FEA would save around $4.26m per year.
Mr Patel further said that the arrest of additional water during heavy rainfall by raising weir wall was noticed as a desirable development for Wainisavulevu Weir by generating additional power.
He quoted, \"In light of the above, the FEA has embarked upon a capital works project to raise the height of the Wainisavulevu Weir by eight metres at a total project cost of $27.28m.”
\"It is envisaged that an additional average energy yield of 10GWh per annum with a maximum of 21 GWh per annum will be available to the Viti Levu Grid.
\"The additional average energy output of 10GWh per annum would displace diesel generation worth around $4.26m per annum at the current diesel price of $2130 per metric tonne.\"
The project will start later this month and is expected to complete within two years