Distributed solar microgrid network in the West Bank at dusk

Distributed microgrids for Palestinian energy independence.

A Palestinian Microgrid Operator building the central storage and marketplace at the heart of a peer-to-peer energy network — layered with a virtual power plant that aggregates every rooftop, battery, and EV into a single dispatchable portfolio.

The Palestinian Energy Gap

1,300 MW

West Bank peak demand

vs. 1,100 MW available supply

>90%

Import dependency

Electricity from the IEC

1,700–2,000

Peak sun hours per year

Top-tier solar geography

30–37%

Blended IRR

Fee-based, capital-light model

The Architecture

Three interlocking layers, one operator.

A clean-sheet disruptor structure, deliberately without incumbent participation. The PMO captures fees on storage, capacity, and every trade — not a commodity margin.

Layer 01

Central Storage & Marketplace

The PMO owns and operates the multi-tier Server — central and neighborhood batteries — plus the trading platform. It does not invest in customer generation.

Layer 02

Peer-to-Peer Trading

Producers, prosumers, and consumers clear every kWh through the PMO Server. The operator earns storage and transaction fees on every trade.

Layer 03

Virtual Power Plant

Distributed energy resources — rooftop solar, home batteries, enrolled EVs — aggregate into one dispatchable portfolio at PMO service-area scale.

Investment Thesis

Capital-light. Fee-based. Structurally defensible.

Because the PMO invests only in central storage and the market platform — not generation, distribution networks, or customer installations — cumulative capital requirement stays modest. Customers fund the generation. The operator captures the network.

  • Phase 1 proof of concept: ~$8–15M, weighted toward software, licensing, and logistics.
  • ~$50M cumulative capital deployment by 2035, serving ~50,000 members.
  • Recurring revenue ~$324/year per residential prosumer across storage, capacity, and trade fees.
  • First-mover in the trading platform layer captures durable network effects.