New solar module plant successfully started in Nigeria

Freystadt, Germany

In the meantime, everyone has been working hard and partly under extreme conditions. The plant was accepted at the end of October. Manufacturing can now start.

The first Made-in-Africa module confirmed what has only existed on paper until now: The performance will correspond to the high expectations. Once more the Desert Technology developed by J.v.G. will prove their advantages against the regular EVA technology standard.

The initial results are encouraging. Right next to the factory, a Solar PV power plant will be installed to serve the factory with regular power. Then, the Desert Technology should prove throughout Nigeria its performance. The heat-resistant, robust technology from cool Germany will be suitable for the climate conditions found there.

Hans Thoma, the General Manager of the J.v.G. Thoma Group and Managing Director of J.v.G. Thoma GmbH, has been convinced,

Source: IWR Online, 19 Feb 2014