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Amjaras Hybrid Project

Current status, energy mix, organizations, suppliers, equipment, controls, reported specifications, and project updates—with source-level citations.

CoverageDetailed public record
Named organizations5
System facts23
Sources reviewed11
Evidence reviewed2026-07-20

The Amdjarass (also spelled Amdjeres or Am Djerass) town power system in Chad has evolved from a 1.1 MW Vergnet wind-diesel microgrid into a wind-solar-battery-diesel system. Four 275 kW wind turbines were delivered in 2016. InnoVent says a separate 5.124 MWp, 8,400-module tracker PV plant with 10 MWh of batteries began injecting power on 25 September 2025 alongside four 1 MVA generator sets, for a town load then no greater than 1 MW. The reviewed sources do not publish a measured annual renewable-energy share.

Research status
Operating as an expanded hybrid town grid. The original four-turbine, 1.1 MW wind plant is still reported operational. InnoVent reported first PV injection on 25 September 2025, final testing and transformer work in progress, and official completion planned for late November 2025; Le Monde reported in February 2026 that Amdjarass had no routine power cuts and that the solar plant had been inaugurated in October 2025. Vergnet/SOTAFRIC announcements in 2021-2023 described four additional wind turbines, but later 2025-2026 accounts still identify only four turbines, so completion of that wind expansion is not established.
Historical classification
Community
Reported capacity
1,100 kW
Coordinates
16.10000, 22.85000
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Project delivery

Who was involved in Amjaras Hybrid Project?

5 publicly identified organizations. Where a recovered source named a participant without explaining its work, the role remains explicitly unspecified.

Organization

ADERM-TCHAD

Chadian rural-energy agency and client/anticipated long-term operator of the 2025 solar-battery expansion. [6][7]

Organization

Government of Chad

Recipient of the original wind phase in February 2016 and sponsor of the town's power expansion. [3]

Organization

InnoVent

Developer/EPC and first-year operational-support provider for the 5.124 MWp solar and 10 MWh storage expansion. [7]

Organization

SOTAFRIC

Vergnet subsidiary that says it resumed maintenance of phase one and work on an extension after Vergnet acquired it in 2021. [4]

Organization

Vergnet

Supplier of the original four wind turbines and Hybrid Wizard control system; contracting party for the announced storage/renewable second phase. [3][5][10]

System evidence

Energy mix, capacity, and specifications

Values can describe different project phases, generation sources, storage systems, or other components. Source citations are attached to each figure so discrepancies remain visible.

KW Wind
1100 [1]
KW Gas/Diesel
500 [1]
Storage
2500 kWh [1]
Original wind capacity
1.1 MW from four 275 kW turbines, delivered in February 2016 [3][10][9]
2025 solar expansion
5.124 MWp from 8,400 panels rated 610 W each on 120 trackers [7]
2025 battery storage
10 MWh in five 2 MWh systems; battery power, chemistry, usable state-of-charge window, and manufacturer are not disclosed [7]
2025 diesel/generator interface
Four generator sets rated 1 MVA each; manufacturer, model, fuel, and real-power rating are not stated [7]
Town load at solar commissioning
No more than approximately 1 MW [7]
Solar-project transformer
15/33 kV transformer scheduled for delivery in late October 2025 as final testing continued [7]
Energy mix
Wind, tracker PV, battery storage, and generator sets; the 10 MWh battery was intended to extend solar injection into the night before wind assumed supply, but no measured annual source percentages were located [7]

Controls and hardware

Equipment and controller details

Manufacturer and model are shown only when a source names them. Generic descriptions are not converted into guessed product assignments.

01

Wind turbines

Vergnet — GEV MP 275/32

Four 275 kW turbines, 1.1 MW total. The model designation is reported by the current The Wind Power project database and is consistent with the contemporary four-by-275 kW project record. [9][10]

02

Microgrid control

Vergnet — Hybrid Wizard

Controller monitors real-time grid demand and dispatches wind, solar, batteries, and generator sets, including source connection/disconnection and spinning-reserve management. [3][5]

03

PV array

Model not publicly disclosed

8,400 modules rated 610 W each on 120 solar trackers. InnoVent does not identify module or tracker manufacturers/models. [7]

04

Battery energy-storage systems

Model not publicly disclosed

Five systems rated 2 MWh each, 10 MWh total. Manufacturer, model, power rating, chemistry, and usable capacity are not disclosed. [7]

05

Generator sets

Model not publicly disclosed

Four units rated 1 MVA each. InnoVent does not identify manufacturer, model, fuel, or power factor. [7]

Technical record

Architecture, performance, and project updates

Concise technical facts, milestones, operating results, and later developments. Dated notes distinguish historical design claims from current evidence.

  • General

    The wind-farm is located on a plateau near Amdjarass at a height of about 1000m a.s.l. [1]

  • Original phase timeline

    Vergnet says the Government of Chad received the 1.1 MW four-turbine phase in February 2016. A January 2017 contract above EUR 8 million then proposed grid-forming high-capacity storage and controls intended to enable 100% renewable operation. [3]

  • Unverified wind-expansion claim

    Vergnet/SOTAFRIC described an extension with four new turbines, 2.5 MW of solar, and 2.5 MW of generators. A May 2023 market report said civil works for four additional turbines were complete and completion was expected that June. Later project accounts in 2025-2026 still describe only four turbines, so the additional-turbine phase should remain classified as announced rather than verified complete. [4][11][7][8]

  • Solar rating progression

    ADERM described a 5.4 MW solar plant and '10 megawatts' of batteries while construction was underway in March 2025. InnoVent's later commissioning account gives the more specific as-built ratings of 5.124 MWp and 10 MWh; the differing units and project stage are preserved rather than treated as equivalent. [6][7]

  • Solar commissioning sequence

    The PV plant first injected power on 25 September 2025. InnoVent then expected a 15/33 kV transformer by the end of October, followed by final tests and formal completion in late November; the associated 33 kV network was intended to reach the airport and a planned slaughterhouse. [7]

  • Operating-support handoff

    InnoVent planned to support the first year of operation, after which ADERM could operate independently or renew the support arrangement. No later public source found states which option was selected. [7]

  • 2026 outcome

    Le Monde reported in February 2026 that Amdjarass did not experience the routine power cuts seen elsewhere and attributed supply to four wind turbines and a solar plant inaugurated in October 2025. This is a reported service outcome, not a quantified availability or renewable-share measurement. [8]

  • Evidence gap

    No source reviewed provides PV or battery vendor/model data, BESS power or chemistry, current generator make/model, measured generation by source, fuel savings, load growth, or independent acceptance-test results. The relationship between the 2017 storage contract, the 2021-2023 Vergnet/SOTAFRIC extension, and the 2025 InnoVent solar-BESS plant is not fully documented. [3][4][7]

Provenance

11 sources

Primary owner, government, university, supplier, and engineering sources are preferred. Archived references preserve claims whose original pages moved or disappeared.

  1. [1]
    Recovered Microgrid Projects record

    Internet Archive · Archived source · captured 2021-02-26

  2. [2]
    Source

    blog.vergnet.com · Archived source · captured 2021-02-26

  3. [3]
  4. [4]
    Vergnet SOTAFRIC

    Vergnet · Primary source

  5. [5]
    Hybrid — Hybrid Wizard

    Vergnet · Primary source

  6. [6]
  7. [7]
  8. [8]
  9. [9]
    Amdjarass (Chad)

    The Wind Power · Secondary research

  10. [10]
    Phase 1 of Chad's Amdjarass wind farm now complete

    Renewable Energy Magazine · Secondary research

  11. [11]
    Vergnet dynamise ses activités au Tchad

    Option Finance / AOF · Secondary research

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