Trina Tracker in 875 MW Deal For Qatar’s Largest Solar Plant

TrinaTracker, the wholly owned Single Axis Tracker manufacturer subsidiary of Trina Solar has signed an 875MW solar tracker supply contract with Samsung C&T (SSCT), for Qatar’s largest solar plant — the industrial cities solar power project (IC Solar).

The contract is for the supply of two solar photovoltaic plants,417MW in Mesaieed Industrial City, and 458MW Ras Laffan Industrial City. Both projects are expected to reach Commercial Operation at the end of 2024. Once completed, the plants will supply power to energy intensive facilities in the industrial complex owned by QatarEnergy and Qatar’s national electrical grid.

Sookyung Ha, general manager of Samsung C&T Shanghai and Walt Ma, general manager of TrinaTracker, signed the contract as representatives of Samsung C&T and TrinaTracker.

Sookyung Ha, General Manager, Samsung C&T Shanghai said “It fully reflects our trust and recognition in TrinaTracker, since we choose to cooperate with Trina to execute this large-scale PV project in Qatar. We hope Trina can participate in more quality projects of Samsung C&T and contribute to the high-quality development of the global energy industry.”

The Qatar IC Solar project was developed by the Qatar state-owned petroleum company QatarEnergy, and Samsung C&T will be responsible for Engineering, procurement and Construction (EPC). The project plans to use 13,849 Trina Vanguard 2P solar trackers which have been specifically engineered to ensure long term reliability and optimize energy performance of large format bifacial solar modules. The project represents a major milestone in the implementation of Qatar’s diversification of its energy resources, and to increase the uptake on high-technology innovative and sustainable renewable energy solutions. Once the project commences commercial operations, Qatar will increase its renewable energy capacity to 1.68GW

TrinaTracker’s Vanguard 2P tracker uses its patented spherical bearing design, with a high security lateral retention design which avoids building up of sand and other air borne abrasive agents to ensure smooth operation in uneven, arid desert, dusty and highly industrial environments. The polymeric bearing material is resistant to ultraviolet radiation, requires no lubrication, and can be safely used in extreme temperatures and harsh environments for more than 25 years.