SMA inverter factory in South Africa in March 2014 put into production

German SMA is planning to build a manufacturing plant in South Africa , which enter the South African market , and for two photovoltaic project supply 125 units Sunny Central inverters.

German inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology recently revealed to the media , the company is located in South Africa inverter manufacturing plant will be put into operation in March 2014 .

The end of May , is headquartered in Kassel, Germany -based company announced plans to expand operations in South Africa, the PV market , including the construction of a manufacturing plantSunny Central inverters , the inverter will be applied to the Kalkbult 75MW power plant project , June 28 , the company also announced that the inverters will be supplied to the other two power projects.

SMA in this manufacturing facility will be adjacent to Johannesburg, South Africa , is expected to cost millions of euros, and will be put into operation in time for the South African government 's renewable energy independent power projects (REIPPP) three supply customers .

" This manufacturing facility is currently being planned them ," SMA Susanne Henkel spokesman said: " The plant will soon be put into production and will be ready on time to meet our customers in South Africa Renewable Energy Project three independent power producers using local product requirements of the manufacturing plant 's production capacity and employment opportunities will be flexibly adjusted according to demand . "

SMA company announced that it would Linde North Cape and Eastern Cape Dreunberg of two photovoltaic power generation project supply 125 units inverter Sunny Central CPXT This two photovoltaic projects developed by the Norwegian firm Scatec Solar .

Currently the company is developing Kalkbult Scatec power plant project , the project will be completed in the second half of this year , and will employ 84 Taiwan Sunny Central on grid inverter  And Dreunberg project is scheduled to put into operation in June 2014 , Linde projects will also be followed and at the end of the grid.

These new photovoltaic project in accordance with the South African renewable energy IPPs second round of development projects , the project issued by the electricity will be sold to the national utility companies ESKOM.