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Abound Solar Commissions 1 MW Plant At Kadiri

  • Abound Solar, a manufacturer of thin-film photovoltaic modules, and Solar Integration Systems India Private Limited (Solarsis), on Monday announced the commissioning of a 1mw solar photovoltaic plant in Kadiri in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.The commissioning took place on January 14 and comes less than a year after the two companies announced a partnership targeting the Indian solar market.This project was commissioned under the Rooftop and Other Small Solar Power Generation Plant (RPSSGP) Scheme administered by IREDA under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). It is the first project in the State of Andhra Pradesh to use Abound Solar Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) thin-film modules.

  • The combination of Abound Solar’s modules, along with Solarsis’ home grown racking and mounting solution, cut down on the overall cost of the project, the company statement mentioned.“This plant will generate operational data on different technology performance in Indian weather conditions,” Mr. Venkat Rajaraman, CEO of Solarsis, said.“India is a key market for Abound Solar due to our U.S.-made CdTe panel’s suited for India, our commercial focus over the past two years and for use of U.S. Export-Import Bank financing. We see installed base growing in 2012,” Mr. Craig Witsoe, President and CEO of Abound Solar, said.

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