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Solar and battery integration with diesel generators
Sunbird Solar integrates solar PV and battery storage with sites' existing diesel generators.
Switchover between grid, solar, battery and generator is automatic, as delivered at Phoenix Plaza, Ballito Lifestyle Centre and Proud Acres.
- 40–70% — Diesel reduction
- <18 months — Payback
- 4 × 750 kVA — Generators at Phoenix Plaza
What we deliver
- Existing generators: Solar and storage are integrated with the generators already on site.
- Automatic switchover: The system changes source without manual intervention.
- Reduced diesel use: Solar and storage carry load that the generator would otherwise run.
Projects
| Project | Location | System | Status |
|---|
| RAN Mines — Bindura, Zimbabwe | Bindura, Zimbabwe | 5 MWp + 10 MWh BESS | In construction |
| Phoenix Plaza — Phase 1 & 2 | Phoenix, KZN | 2,463 kWp | Completed |
| Ballito Lifestyle Centre | Ballito, KZN | 2,074 kWp | Completed |
| Egli — Phases 1 & 2 | Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal | 976 kWp + 2.15 MWh BESS | Completed |
| Truda Foods — Komani | Komani, Eastern Cape | 870 kWp | Completed |
| Wellness Choice | Elandslaagte, near Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal | 520 kWp + 1.446 MWh BESS | Completed |
| Kingsburgh Shopping Centre | Kingsburgh, KZN | 335.7 kWp | Completed |
| Boxer — Jozini | Jozini, KZN | 231 kWp | Completed |
| Falls Centre & BP — Howick | Howick, KZN | 225 kWp | Completed |
| Riverside Hotel | Durban, KZN | 221 kWp | Completed |
| Trendi Holdings — ACI & Earthline | KwaZulu-Natal | 191.5 kWp | Completed |
| Proud Acres | Greytown, KZN | 179 kWp + 322 kWh BESS | Completed |
| LOPAC — Ballito | Ballito, KZN | 143 kWp | Completed |
| Victoria House | Pietermaritzburg, KZN | 48 kWp | Completed |
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