IRENA SolarCity Simulator – Principe Island, Trindade, Bela Vista, Sao Tome and Principe

The capacity building workshop aimed to launch and present the newly developed SolarCity Simulator for Sao Tome and Principe – Principe Island, Bela Vista, and Trindade.

The SolarCity simulator, developed by IRENA, is an innovative web-based platform designed to support cities to assess the rooftop solar PV potential and support the country’s transition to renewable energy.

The tool allows users to test policy instruments, incentive schemes, and a system design that could lead to potential economic savings, social-environmental benefits, and support cities to achieve carbon neutral goals.

The workshop featured the methodology used to develop the simulator and demonstrated how the tool could be utilised by homeowners, investors, and project developers to assess the rooftop solar PV potential in Sao Tome and Principe.

Following the opening remarks, presentation, and demonstration, the workshop included intervention from the country representatives to explore the opportunities and challenges for deploying rooftop PV systems in the country. The workshop closed with an opportunity for questions from the audience.