 | 29.05.2010
Scatec Solar & Sanhe Group establish joint venture to build 2.5 GW in China
Scatec Solar and Sanhe Group establish joint venture to build 2.5 GW solar power in China
Oslo / Shanghai May 29th 2010
SanSca, a joint venture company between the Norwegian developer and supplier of PV solar parks and the Chinese renewable energy company Sanhe Group, today signed a historic agreement with Datang Renewable Energy Corporation. The partners will build a Green Energy Farm in Taonan, in the province of Jilin, consisting of 100 MW of Wind Power and 5 MW Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power, the latter as a part of China’s National Golden Sun Program. The agreement was signed at a ceremony at the EXPO 2010 in Shanghai with the Governor of Jilin and the Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry present.
Further to the Jilin-project, SanSca and Datang Renewable Corp, part of China Datang Corporation, China’s second-largest power producer, signed an agreement covering the realization of 2500 MW of PV plants in the provinces of Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Ningxia and Sichuan in the period 2011-2016.
Under the agreement Sanhe Group and Scatec Solar will jointly develop the PV projects, while Scatec Solar will be the EPCI partner to design and build the PV plants. The purpose of the first 5 MW State-of-the-Art PV power generation plant in the Green Energy Farm which will be built and put in production this year, is to demonstrate cost-efficiency, high performance and optimal land use, and to serve as a benchmark for China’s plan to build more than 25 GW solar power before 2020
- China is on the offensive when it comes to green energy in general and is emerging as the World’s most important market for solar PV systems, Raymond Carlsen, CEO of Scatec Solar, said. – As an international enabler of PV systems, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to join efforts with the Sanhe Group to develop and build large scale plants for a major customer like the Datang Renewable Corporation, he said.
The areas chosen for the PV projects are very well suited for profitable solar energy production with excellent solar irradiation, no shading elements and in a fresh zone to keep modules in the lowest, most efficient temperature range. The Green Energy Park will also combine solar and wind energy in the same concession area, providing better land use, optimal use of transmission lines, and solar covering the Wind farm’s internal power consumptions.
- We have long experience in the development of renewable energy projects and are very pleased to be able to draw on the European solar PV expertise of Scatec Solar when embarking on large scale development of PV plants in China, Luk Wing Sang, Chairman of The Sanhe Group said. - Solar energy is fast becoming competitive with other renewable energy sources, and gaining experience from combining wind and solar energy will contribute to this development, he said.
As part of the cooperation between Chinese and Norwegian renewable energy companies, SanSca entered into an agreement with Norwegian Eltek Valere where Eltek will be the preferred supplier of inverters to these and other PV projects realized by SanSca.
-This is a great opportunity for us, says Rune Finne, CEO of Eltek Valere. It proves our strong position in the power electronics industry, with state of the art products, service and support, and is an opportunity for Eltek Valere to strengthen our value add activities and competitiveness in China. We are excited to be the preferred inverter partner for SanSca, and are committed to support this cooperation by providing innovative and competitive inverter solutions to ensure optimum energy yield from these power plants, he said
The Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Trond Giske, was also present at the signing ceremony.
- Norwegian green tech businesses will find great opportunities in China and the country has the potential to become an important market for Norwegian green technologies, Mr. Giske said. Norway has leading competence and technologies in this business segment. Therefore, it is important to gain momentum and make the most of the opportunities the Chinese market represents. My hope is that more Norwegian companies will find inspiration in Scatec Solar’s international success, he said.
For more info on Scatec Solar - please visit www.scatecsolar.com
Contacts:
Scatec Solar
Terje Osmundsen, Senior VP, tel +47 909 23 696
Sven Røst, VP Communications, tel +47 932 53 196
Sanhe Group
Vegard Smith Tegnander, Executive VP, GSM Mainland China: + 86 1352 006 7154
GSM Hong Kong: + 85 268 954 161
Eltek Valere
Ingvar Apeland, VP Renewable Energy, tel +47 928 60 777
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