BP Solar today announced a US$20m contract to supply solar power products and services to Thailand-based Solartron Co Ltd. The products and services will be used by Solartron in the construction of solar power systems for the government-funded Mega Rural Electrification Project, which will provide light to 120,000 homes. The project, funded by the Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand is one of the world’s largest rural, solar electrification efforts.
BP Solar’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Steve Westwell said, we are very pleased to be working with Solartron. This contract is the first and the largest of its kind supplied by BP Solar’s manufacturing plant in
“It demonstrates the emerging acceptance of solar power as an electricity supply source. This contract will benefit over 500,000 people in
The PEA government funded project has strict conditions demanding supply of local manufactured product.
Solartron Co Ltd the sole manufacturer of Solar Modules in Thailand have recently constructed a state of the art solar module manufacturing plant using BP Solar materials sourced and imported from BP Solar in Sydney, Australia.
BP Solar’s products generate electricity directly from the sun without any moving parts.
The project is the world’s largest single rural electrification project funded by the Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand (PEA).
BP Solar has been operating in
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With over 30 years of experience and installations in over 160 countries, BP Solar is one of the worlds largest solar companies and has manufacturing facilities in the
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