Will Sungrow supply a 480 MW PV plant in Chile?

SANTIAGO, Chile, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that it will supply its turnkey PV inverter solutions solutions to a 480 MW PV plant in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

Does Sungrow have inverter shipments to Chile?

Sungrow has announced that its cumulative inverter shipments to Chile have reached the 1GW milestone. Chile is currently in the midst of an energy transition away from fossil fuels to green energy. Investors across the globe have flooded Chile's renewable energy market, fueling a boom in the local sustainable economy.

Is Sungrow a good inverter brand?

The company has already supplied a large number of landmark projects including a 400 MW solar park in Atacama desert, billed as the largest seen in Chile to date. In addition to Chile, Sungrow reached 1 GW of shipments to another LATAM solar hub, Brazil, earlier this year, establishing itself as the best-selling inverter brand in the country.

How many megawatts is a rooftop solar project in Chile?

Currently, several utility-scale solar projects are in various stages of development across different regions in Chile. The government has implemented several favorable regulations to encourage investment in rooftop solar installations, which currently stand at 167 Megawatts.

What are the different types of solar inverters?

There are mainly three types of solar inverters — string inverters, micro-inverters, and power optimizers. All these inverters have a different system. However, they have the same function, which is collecting DC power from batteries and convert into AC, though with different levels of efficiency.