China's Sungrow to supply inverters for Egypt's largest residential PV project

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Photo used for illustrative purpose only. A 15,000 panel solar array at DXB’s Terminal 2, the largest at any airport in the Middle East. Image Courtesy: Dubai Airports

SODIC is investing in a 2MWp rooftop solar power project at its VYE development in Cairo

Staff Writer, Zawya Projects

November 15, 2023

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Sungrow, the China-headquartered global PV inverter and energy storage system supplier, announced on Wednesday that it has been awarded a contract to supply 400 units of its 5kW string inverters for Egypt's largest residential PV project at SODIC's VYE development in West Cairo.

The project comprises of 400 rooftop solar plants with a total capacity of 2 megawatts (MW), the Chinese company said in a press statement.

Sungrow will work with its channel partner, Arab Consulting Office (ACO) and contractor Electro-Mechanical for Energy (EME) to implement the project, the statement said. The solar power project is estimated to produce 3.5 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year, saving 1,600 tonnes of carbon dioxide, equivalent to planting 35,000 trees, the statement noted.

(Writing by Senthil Palanisamy; Editing by Anoop Menon)

(anoop.menon@lseg.com)

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