Suntech receives order about 34.5 MW in Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand / Wuxi, China

Owned and operated by Bangchak Petroleum Public Co., Ltd., and integrated by Solartron Public Co., Ltd., the planned 44MW (38MW AC output capacity) solar power plant is intended to be located just outside of Bangkok and generate renewable energy for the metropolis and surrounding areas.

The landmark project was announced at a ceremony presided over by Dr. Wunrattana Chanukul, the Thailand Minister of Energy. Upon completion in late 2011, the solar power plant is supposed to represent a major milestone in Thailand's ambitious goal to source 20% of its energy consumption from renewable sources by 2022.

According to Suntech, the Asian Development Bank projected that energy demand in Asia and the Pacific will grow by an estimated 2.4 percent annually for the next twenty years, a cumulative 80% increase between 2005 and 2030. Suntech believes that solar technology will account for a rapidly growing share of Asia's electricity generation capacity, as economies throughout the region would embrace affordable alternatives to carbon-based energy production.

Source: IWR Online, 06 Aug 2010