First solar power plant on customary land

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The project involves building and operating a solar power plant with a capacity of 3.2 MWc in the North Province, in Temala, in the municipality of Voh. The power plant is the first on customary land in the Territory. It was commissioned at the end of March 2017. It comprises 12,000 solar panels and will provide an electricity supply equivalent to 1,500 households. The energy produced will be sold via a long-term power purchase agreement to Enercal, a semi-public company majority owned by New Caledonia.A similar project has also been financed at the same time in Boulouparis in the South Province. It is New Caledonia’s largest photovoltaic power plant and will provide an electricity supply equivalent to 5,400 households. All the materials selected for the facilities are recyclable, their lifespan is in line with the project, and the facilities installed are fully reversible. All the equipment which will be installed will be dismantled at the end of the operating period.