Capacity factor measures the percentage of a power plant’s and water plant’s utilization in order to identify maximum capacity that is actually being utilized and allocate capacity according to actual requirement.
Actions to Achieve the Strategy
- Establish a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for all island powerhouses
- Increase storage capacity in islands where water demand is high
- Implement Energy Management System (EMS) with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to reduce spinning reserve
- Timely overhaul and conducting preventive maintenance
- Identify and replace weak performing generator sets
- Integration of better rainwater harvesting systems
- Use of efficient equipment for water production