Conergy (Hamburg, Germany) has received an order from a subsidiary of Thai Solar Energy Company Ltd. (Bangkok, Thailand) to build three solar photovoltaic (PV) plants totaling 31.5 MW in Thailand.

Conergy will act as general contractor for the plants, including planning, engineering and design as well as supply of components and installation. Conergy will use its P-series modules and SolarLinea mounting systems, and will collaborate with partners Annex Power Ltd. (Bangkok, Thailand) and Ensys on construction of the plants.

“We have made many important decisions already last year to strengthen our international project business and to significantly expand it in the solar growth markets," said Conergy CEO Dr. Philip Comberg. "With this large-scale project in Thailand we let action follow our decisions."

"For the future, we intend to work on large-scale projects specifically and long-term with financial investors and strategic industrial customers who want to expand their portfolio like SSE with independent energy power plants. In addition to the growing Asian markets such as Thailand, we are focusing our efforts on the American solar market."

Plants to participate in feed-in tariff

The three new plants will be located in the provinces of Suphanburi and Kanchanaburi in Western Thailand, roughly 130 km from Bangkok. The three plants will cover a total of 790,000 square meters.

Conergy has already begun construction on two other PV projects for TSE, totaling 21 MW, both of which the company plans to commission in the first quarter of 2013.

All of these plants will hold power purchase agreements at fixed prices and participate in Thailand's "Adder" system, which has been described as a type of feed-in tariff.

Conergy reaches 10% market share in Thailand

Conergy states that it is one of the market leaders in Thailand, with a total capacity of 10% market share in the nation's PV development market.

The company also notes that Thailand will need to meet an estimated 39% increase in energy demand in the next nine years, and has set a goal to achieve a quarter of its total energy consumption from non-petroleum sources by 2022.

2013-02-08 | Courtesy: Conergy | solarserver.com © Heindl Server GmbH

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