China's Sungrow to supply inverters for 100-MW Kazakh solar project

Chinese solar inverter maker Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd (SHE:300274) will supply its SG6250HV-MV inverters for the 100-MW Balkhash solar power project in Kazakhstan.

Covering an area of 140 hectares (346 acres) in Balkhash city, Karaganda region, the photovoltaic (PV) farm will consist of 525/530W bifacial modules. It will be commissioned in two 50-MW phases, the first of which is set for completion in October 2021 and the second in June 2022.

Once operational, the PV park will be able to produce 170 GWh of clean electricity per year, enough to meet the power demand of 100,000 homes and offset 170,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually.

Balkhash is being implemented by local company Kaz Green Energy LLP, with compatriot TechnoGroupServices LLC in charge of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works.

Currently, the government of Kazakhstan is looking to have renewables account for 6% of the domestic electricity generation by 2025, 10% by 2030, and 50% by 2050. At the end of 2020, that share was 3%.

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