Mackwoods Energy installs power plant

Mackwoods Energy PLC recently installed and commissioned, on a turnkey basis, a power plant and control system at the Laya Safari Boutique Hotel, Yala.

"The 0.5 MW thermal power plant coupled to an automatic synchronisation system has been designed for parallel running of the generators based on load," a spokesman for the company said.

"While saving on capital cost on investment in large capacity generators, by parallel interfacing generators, Laya Safari would reduce their operational and maintenance costs as the Power Drive Automatic Synchronisation System (PASS) will ensure that power is delivered as per the required load. This would help reduce their cost of energy consumption and fuel," he said.

"The sound has been substantially reduced through a sound attenuator design thus reducing noise pollution in keeping with environmental norms. The plant will automatically start when there is a grid power outage and will supply power to the hotel in less than five seconds while the synchronisation panel automatically controls the load sharing between the two generators when in parallel operation," he said.