Hybrid Energy Management for a Smart City Development in Yangon, Myanmar

When the developer of StarCity, a residential development in Yangon's Thanlyin Township, faced mounting inefficiencies from running more than 15 individual diesel generators across the site, ComAp's Myanmar distributor Logic Link delivered a comprehensive solution. The project consolidated scattered backup generators into a centralised diesel power plant, synchronised them using ComAp controllers, and integrated the site's existing renewable energy resources into a diesel hybrid system. The result: a reduction in the number of generators required from more than 15 to just 5, and a significant, measurable reduction in the site’s carbon emissions footprint.

StarCity's electrical infrastructure includes a 33 kV switchyard with multiple transformers and 11 kV distribution switchgear. Due to unreliable utility supply, the development was forced to depend heavily on backup diesel generators distributed beneath each tower, more than 15 units in total across multiple capacity ratings.

However, because backup power was charged at a higher rate per kWh than the utility one, residents minimised their usage during outages. The developer was still required to run every generator under the site's operational policy, resulting in all units operating well below their efficient load range. A renewable energy source was already on site and connected to the national grid, but with no integration with the diesel generators.