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Addu Development Plan2026–2031
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Goal 1 of 12

Ensure energy security

Every home a renewable energy producer

Addu generates 68,431,692 kWh of electricity annually to serve 7,389 connections, comprising 5,693 domestic, 1,455 business, and 241 institutional customers. The city's heavy reliance on imported diesel to meet this demand leaves households, businesses, and public services vulnerable to rising fuel costs, global market volatility, and supply disruptions. Frequent power outages caused by generation and network capacity constraints further underline the urgent need for a more reliable, resilient, and diversified energy system. With its abundant solar resources, Addu has exceptional potential to become a renewable-energy prosumer city, where households, businesses, and institutions generate, store, consume, and share clean electricity. The widespread adoption of solar PV and battery storage offers a practical and scalable pathway towards achieving this transition.

Where we are today

per day average household consumption
16.2 kWhper day average household consumption
litres of diesel per year
18.7 millionlitres of diesel per year
MVR to buy diesel per year
130 millionMVR to buy diesel per year
MVR subsidy per year
71.4 millionMVR subsidy per year
per year for each household
35,351 MVRper year for each household

Targets

  1. Target 1.1

    Transform 85% of homes to renewable energy producers by 2028.

  2. Target 1.2

    Enable 75% of businesses to install rooftop solar PV and participate in virtual power plants by 2028.

  3. Target 1.3

    Equip 100% of government buildings with rooftop solar PV and battery storage, integrating them into Addu's virtual power plant network by 2028.

Strategies and actions

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  1. Strategy 01: Every home is a prosumer

    • Provide 10 kWp solar PV and 15 kWh battery to homes

    • Provide smart meters to homes

    • Organise financing for prosumer model

  2. Strategy 02: All entities as producers

    • Establish solar PV and battery storage in public buildings

    • Enable solar PV and battery storage in businesses

    • Launch Virtual Power Plants

  3. Strategy 03: Backup diesel hybrid system

    • Procure 30 MW capacity diesel generators

    • Upgrade existing grid to a smart grid

    • Establish utility scale renewable energy systems

    • Invest in battery storage to stabilise grid