NEWS
Siemens to manufacture
new generation of
photovoltaic inverters in
India
Siemens India launched with Sinacon PV a new generation
of photovoltaic (PV) central inverters with an output up
to 5,000 kVA. The inverter is part of the Siemens new
electrical Balance of Plant (eBoP) solution for PV power
plant installations.
The state-of-the-art Sinacon PV inverter will be locally
produced and manufactured at Siemens’ Kalwa plant
near Mumbai for the domestic market as well as for
export into the region.
The Indian renewable energy sector is the second
most attractive renewable energy market in the world
Crossing 14 GW of already installed solar capacity, the
Government is firm on its ambition of 100 GW of installed
solar generation by 2022.
Harald Griem, Executive Vice-President and Head of
Energy Management, Siemens Ltd, said that Siemens
is committed to partner with the Government in its
endeavor to increase use of clean energy sources. The
National Solar Mission of the Government aims to
establish India as a global leader in solar energy and
Siemens aspires to contribute to this with local value-
addition in line with Make in India.
A solar PV inverter converts the variable direct current
(DC) output of a photovoltaic solar panel into a utility
frequency alternating current (AC) that can be fed into
a commercial electrical grid or used by a local, off-grid
electrical network. The Sinacon PV is equipped with
3 level IGBT modules, has an outdoor design for harsh
environments with fluid cooling and can operate up to
60°C ambient temperature.
As a lea ding supplier of transmission, distribution and
smart grid solutions, Siemens intends in addition to the
inverter manufacturing also a local assembly of medium
voltage inverter stations. The new Siemens inverters
and medium voltage inverter stations target large scale,
ground mounted solar PV power plants, comprising
of comprehensive eBoP solutions. The eBoP solution
enables solar power to be intelligently integrated into
the grid.
The portfolio includes all electrotechnical equipment
needed. Siemens offers complete end-to-end planning,
engineering, and financing, all the way to commissioning
and service, including optimum interconnection of
energy storage systems and even complete microgrids.
Sumitomo Corporation
becomes first Japanese
company to enter condominium
development/sales business in
India
Sumitomo Corporation of Japan has partnered with the Krishna
Group to establish the Indian business company Krisumi
Corporation Private Limited and join in the Krisumi City Project, a
condominium development project being pursued by the Krishna
Group in the northern Indian city of Gurugram in Haryana State.
The Project will be the first condominium development/sales
project in India featuring participation by a Japanese company.
The Project plan is to construct approximately 5,000 housing units
as well as commercial facilities and office buildings over a total
of eight phases on a site of about 26 hectares, making it one of
the largest development projects in Gurugram. The intended
construction site is located about 30 kilometers southwest of
central New Delhi and about 18 kilometers southwest of Indira
Gandhi International Airport, and lies adjacent to National
Highway 8 (NH8), the main highway connecting New Delhi and
Gurugram. Leveraging its experience in large-scale complex
development and more than 50 years of condominium sales,
Sumitomo Corporation will be helping devise the master plan for
the Project as a whole and the residential plan, as well as working
to put in place Japanese-style construction management, sales/
building management methodologies, etc.
India’s rapid economic development of recent years has driven an
expansion in its middle class, and housing demand is expected to
rise still higher in future. Gurugram is a newly emerging city located
in the Delhi capital area that is seeing new office buildings and
high-rise condominiums going up one after the other as foreign
corporations and major IT companies have congregated locally.
Sumitomo Corporation is currently engaged in housing
development projects in Indonesia and China as well as India,
and it is considering new housing development and real estate
business elsewhere in Asia. While responding to the growing
need for housing as Asian economies steadily grow, Sumitomo
Corporation will be further strengthening/expanding its real estate
business and contributing to local development while building the
foundations for comfortable and exciting living.
Conceptual image of fully-completed project
www.sumitomocorp.co.jp
www.siemens.co.in
may 2018 Global MDA Journal
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