Romania’s Biggest PV Project To Run With Sungrow Inverters

China-headquartered PV inverter and energy storage system solution supplier Sungrow Energy has announced its’ contract with Romania’s PV plant project named Ratesti PV plant. Under this contract, Sungrow will supply PV inverter to this Ratesti PV plant’s EPC service provider INTEC Energy Solutions. The total capacity of this solar project is 154 MW. According to Romania & Sungrow Energy, this is the biggest project of its sort in this country, assisting Southeast Europe’s energy transition and fostering national energy independence.

The plant will be installed in Arges County in southern Romania. As per the project’s EPC provider (INTEC Energy Solutions), this solar plant will produce 124 GWh of electricity annually.

This significant project in Romania utilised Sungrow’s 6.25 MWA turnkey central inverter solution. Sungrow claims that these PV inverters have the unrivaled 99% efficiency which is perfect for utility-scale applications. Shipping and O&M are made easier by the tight integration of a medium voltage transformer, switchgear, and complete automation into the solution in a 40-ft container.

According to the national energy and climate strategy, Romania expects to install about 7 GW of new renewables capacity, of which about 3.7 GW is estimated to be solar project, to attain its 2030 renewables target of 30.7 percent.

The country’s solar PV market is expected to be driven by this. “Sungrow is honored to have contributed to the 154 MW Ratesti project, which will help the nation meet more of its energy needs through renewable sources. As a committed participant with a 25-year history in the sector, we have extensive local teams in Europe to provide prompt and competent services. Lewis Li, General Manager from Sungrow Europe, stated, “We look forward to providing innovative, significant, scalable, and competitive solutions for additional partners and clients.

In a recent yearly report from IHS Markit, Sungrow shipped 47.1 GW of goods in 2021 to take the top spot globally. China is home to six of the top ten inverter companies.