Project locations in remote areas, such as Dodoma, are effectively studied with virtual tower methodology.
Located in remote Tanzania, the Dodoma Christian Medical Center (DCMC) provides much needed health services to the local community. Reliable, consistent power is one of Tanzania’s greatest challenges, and the facility suffers from frequent electrical outages. To overcome this obstacle, Dodoma pursued wind energy as an off-grid power source for the hospital.
As a first step in this challenging project, WindLogics worked with DTHD to evaluate the wind potential of the area, using a carefully sequenced, two-phased use of regional mapping and Point Study methodologies.
WindLogics first evaluated the surrounding area and DTHD property itself. Then, during the second phase, WindLogics selected three additional potential locations, evaluating them for various turbine types at different hub heights. The use of “virtual tower” methodology avoided the significant expense and technical barriers of installing met towers at these remote locations.
Based on these results, the DTHD was able to move forward with this unique distributed generation project knowing that wind power generation was a viable option.