Solar energy has been gaining ground in recent years when compared with fossil energies, due to a rapid technological development in Photovoltaic (PV) panels and batteries. PV arrangements for rural areas brought new challenges, particularly in what concerns to online monitoring and control of equipment and production in remote areas (such as in Africa).
Eneida has developed an innovative and robust solution to remotely monitor both performance and condition of Rural PV Parks, providing online information of power production and power consumption, as well as preventing security threats. This information allows a better energy balance management, prevents power outages and leads to an optimization of maintenance actions, thus significantly reducing investment and operational costs.