The Maldivian government has signed a landmark agreement to deploy 38 megawatt-hours (MWh) of battery energy storage systems (BESS) alongside energy management systems (EMS) across 18 residential islands, as part of its transition to renewable energy. The initiative, backed by the Asian Development. The Energy Storage Roadmap for the Maldives is an essential study performed to evaluate the potential of implementing renewable energy sources and energy storage on islands of the Maldives. Supported by the ADB through the Accelerating Sustainable System Development Using Renewable Energy. With a 2 MWp floating solar PV plant and a 3 MWh battery storage system, the Soneva Secret resort project will result in 900,000 to 1,000,000 liters of diesel savings per year, leading to 2,000 plus tons of CO2 emissions reduction. Generating power on islands typically involves use of diesel.
