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5TH ASEAN SMART GRID CONGRESS3-4 DECEMBER 2019LE GRANDEUR PALM RESORT HOTEL, SENAI JOHOR, MALAYSIA

TEMBURONG MICROGRID AS POTENTIAL DEMONSTRATION

FOR SMART MICROGRID

DR ROMEO PACUDAN

INTERIM CEO AND CHIEF RESEARCHER, BRUNEI NATIONAL ENERGY

RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BNERI)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

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1. Background

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1. Background

Easternmost district in

Brunei. Area of 1,306 square

km1.

Separated from the rest of Brunei

(an exclave)

Over 500 sq. km of pristine

rainforest located south.

Main town is Bangar Town

(Pekan Bangar in Malay)1

Electricity is 100% generated

from a diesel power station

Population density of 6.8

person per square km (2014)3

Population of8,900 persons

(2015)2

1Temburong District: Information Department, Prime Minister’s Office, Second Edition, 20112Brunei Darussalam Key Indicators 2015, Release 2: Annual: Department of Economic Planning and Development, 20163Brunei Darussalam Statistical Yearbook 2014: Department of Economic Planning and Development, 2015

Bangar Town

Ulu Temburong National Park

Temburong Boat Terminal

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• Electricity in Temburong is currently beingsupplied by a 12 MW diesel power station atBelingus village, about 5 to 6 km away fromPekan Bangar.

• Power station comprises four 4 MW-rateddiesel engines, with three runningsimultaneously and one acting as a spare.

• A total of 42,381 MWh of electricity wassupplied in 2015 consuming a total of 13.85million litres of diesel fuel.

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Diesel engines of Belingus Power StationSource: Department of Electrical Services (DES)

1. Background

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2. Smart Micro-grid in the Context of a Smart EcoTownKey Project Studies

1. Development of Ecotown Model in ASEAN Region through Adoption of Energy

Efficient Building Technologies, Smart Grid and Transportation. Published as ERIA

Research Project Report 2015, number 2.

2. Simulation Study on Energy Mix for Power Generation in Temburong Eco Town.

Published as ERIA Research Project Report 2017, number 2.

• Normal demand: 12 MW (diesel) + 24 MWp (solar) + 78 MWh (storage)

• Eco demand: 12 MW (diesel) + 5 MWp (solar) + 48 MWh (storage)

3. Formulation of Temburong Eco Town Master Plan in Brunei Darussalam.

Published as ERIA Research Project Report 2017 number 11.

4. Temburong Solar and Battery Project. Berakas Power Management Company

and Shell International. Unpublished confidential document. 2017.

• 5 MWp (solar PV) + 3 MW, 1.7 MWh (battery storage)

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2. Smart Micro-grid in the Context of a Smart EcoTownSWOT Analysis

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2. Smart Micro-grid in the Context of a Smart EcoTownProposal for a Carbon-Neutral City

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2. Smart Micro-grid in the Context of a Smart EcoTownProposal for a Carbon-Neutral City

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2. Smart Micro-grid in the Context of a Smart EcoTownProposal for a Carbon-Neutral City