Remote sites pay for diesel twice: at the pump and on the road. Tankers on bad roads, theft in transit and idle crews when a delivery slips are the hidden costs. A solar and battery microgrid turns the generator into a backup and the tanker into an occasional visitor.
Key facts
- Camps commonly run generators at 20–30% load overnight — the least efficient, most expensive diesel there is.
- A 250 kW–1.5 MW solar plant with 100–500 kWh of battery carries most camps day and night.
- Batteries specified to 45–50 °C ambient; 15,000-cycle graphene LFP where daily cycling is heavy.
- Short mine life (< 5 years): buy outright and redeploy. Longer: 5–10 year service contract.
The logistics dividend
Every litre not burned is a litre not trucked. Sites 200 km from a depot spend as much moving fuel as buying it. A microgrid that cuts diesel by 80–90% cuts the convoy schedule to match — and the theft exposure with it.
Built for heat, dust and distance
Air-cooled battery cabinets rated to 50 °C, sealed enclosures for dust, remote monitoring so head office sees output and battery health without a site visit. Predictive maintenance flags a failing inverter fan weeks before it matters.
Buy or contract
Energy-as-a-Service suits camps with 5+ years of life and dollar revenue; the fee is fixed 20–30% below today's diesel cost and maintenance is ours. Shorter projects buy outright, designed and commissioned by us, and move the plant to the next site.
Remote site? Send us last year's fuel bill.
Talk to Frontières BayFrequently asked
What about the drill rigs and crushers?
Large intermittent loads are handled with VFDs, surge-rated inverters and, where needed, the gas backup — the audit measures them.
Can you work in Mauritania?
Yes — we have a live site and an installation partner there.