ENERGY GLOBE
Cyprus

WINNER:
Muskita Aluminium Industries Ltd

With the Project:
Muskita Aluminium Industries Photovoltaic Roof Plant

Muskita Aluminium Industries Photovoltaic Roof Plant is the largest 2.5 MW photovoltaic roof installation in Cyprus to date. The project’s aim is to reduce the energy consumption and carbon footprint of the state-of-the-art, vertically integrated aluminium extrusion and finishing factory under its roof.

INITIAL SITUATION

Cyprus has the 3rd most expensive electricity market in the EU for non-household consumers, with energy being primarily produced through fossil fuels. Muskita Group is one of the top electricity consumers on the island due to the nature of their work which focuses on the design and manufacture of aluminium products. The need for more cost efficient and sustainable energy sources is therefore of vital importance for the company’s operations, competitiveness and to lower its environmental impact.

SOLUTION

In June 2018, the Cyprus Ministry of Energy, Commerce & Industry introduced its plan to generate electricity from Renewable Energy Sources for wwn consumption, promoting the installation of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems. With this new plan Cyprus also introduced its net billing program. The introduction of net billing made it financially viable for businesses and in particular industrial manufacturers such as Muskita to invest in renewable energy sources on a large scale for the first time.

INNOVATION

Installation included all electrical equipment, piping, cabling and accessories, together with the advanced programming of the complete power system. 6750 PV panels of the latest mono-crystalline technology, with up to 380 Watt output each, were used for the project. 50 Smart String Inverters were used to convert the direct current output of the solar panels into the alternating current used by the machines in the factory.

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