Govt, ADB roll out 48 solar-diesel hybrid power plants

The Maldivian government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) integrated solar-diesel hybrid power plants across 48 islands across eight atolls with an energy production capacity of 7.5 megawatts.

Established under ADB's 'Preparing Outer Islands for Sustainable Energy Development Project' (POISED) initiative, the government plans to launch the hybrid power plants on 160 islands across 20 atolls in its largest energy sector intervention to date. The project was co-financed by the European Investment Bank, Climate Investment Funds and the Japan Fund for the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JFJCM).