Sungrow to provide equipment for Malawi's 1st utility-size solar-storage project

• Chinese solar inverter maker Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd (SHE:300274) claimed today it will certainly supply devices for a 20-MW photovoltaic (PV) nuclear power plant with 5 MW/10 MWh of power storage in Malawi.

The Golomoti project, expected to come online at the end of 2021, will certainly utilize Sungrow's solar-plus-storage MV service that includes PV inverter, MV terminal, power conversion system, battery container and also energy administration system (EMS).

JCM Power, an independent power manufacturer (IPP) concentrated on Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and also South Asia, is managing the engineering, procurement and also building activities for the project.

"We are pleased to have actually selected Sungrow to supply solar inverters, transformer kiosks and a one-stop lithium-ion battery power storage space remedy for this pioneering project," said JCM Power design director Shane Eglinton.

Found in the Dedza area near the community of Golomoti, this is Malawi's very first utility-scale solar-plus-storage project. It is expected to boost the schedule, dependability as well as high quality of the Malawi power supply as well as is hoped to show the benefit of combining solar with power storage space in sub-Saharan Africa.

JCM Power is partnering on the project with InfraCo Africa. The advancement is supported by RINA as well as Innovate UK.