15:33 uur 11-11-2016

Sumitomo Electric opent pilotfaciliteit van CPV-elektriciteitscentrale

OSAKA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–  Sumitomo Electric (TOKYO:5802) (ISIN:JP3407400005) heeft op 10 november met een ceremonie de voltooiing van zijn CPV-faciliteit (CPV: Concentrated photovoltaics) uit de megawattklasse in de Marokkaanse stad Ouarzazate gevierd. Het bedrijf werkt sinds juni aan de bouw van de faciliteit, nadat het in mei een contract afsloot met het Marokkaanse agentschap voor Duurzame Energie (MASEN).

De ceremonie werd bijgewoond door meer dan honderd vertegenwoordigers van de twee landen, onder wie Mustapha Bakkoury, president van MASEN, Tsuneo Kurokawa, buitengewoon ambassadeur en gevolmachtigde van Japan in het koninkrijk Marokko en andere ambtenaren.

 

Sumitomo Electric Starts Operation of Concentrator Photovoltaic Power Generation Pilot Plant

 

OSAKA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)– On November 10 (local time), Sumitomo Electric (TOKYO:5802)(ISIN:JP3407400005) held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of its megawatt-class CPV power generation plant in Ouarzazate City, the Kingdom of Morocco. The company had been working on the construction of the project facility since June based on the contract made this May with the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN).

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At the completion ceremony (Photo: Business Wire)At the completion ceremony (Photo: Business Wire)

The ceremony was attended by over 100 representatives from the two countries, including Mr. Mustapha Bakkoury, President of MASEN, Mr. Tsuneo Kurokawa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Kingdom of Morocco, and other government officials.

Encouraged by the successful commencement of this project, Sumitomo Electric will promote its CPV business not only in Morocco but also in other countries, in the Middle East and the rest of the world, that have high solar radiation.

[ Project Outline ]
– Facility: CPV 1 MW
– Location: Ouarzazate City, the Kingdom of Morocco

In the site of the MASEN Solar Energy Power Generation Project
– Operation: Launched in November 2016
– Project duration: Five years from the conclusion of the agreement (until May 2021)
[ Reference ]
Press release on May 11, 2016
Sumitomo Electric Made the Contract with the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy Regarding Operation of Concentrator Photovoltaic Power Generation Pilot Plant

http://global-sei.com/company/press/2016/05/prs034.html

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