OREANDA-NEWS. February 13, 2017. Schneider Electric India – a global specialist in energy management and automation - today announced that it has powered more than 2 Giga watts (GW) of solar capacity in India through its range of inverters, transformers and other medium -voltage equipment commissioned across solar projects in India under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) & other schemes. India’s cumulative solar capacity has crossed 10,000 MW, 20% of which is flowing through Schneider Electric’s equipment.

By March 2017, the company plans to supply and commission equipment for another 500 MW solar projects, increasing its share of total capacity to 2.5 GW. The company is currently working on solar projects located in the states of Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Bihar, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Schneider Electric Solar presence in the sector has grown over 50% in last one year. In 2016 alone, the company supplied equipment for more than 500 MW of solar capacity, as against 1.5 GW in last four years. This has been due to the rapid growth in the sector given the Government’s commitment to achieving a target of 100 GW of solar power by 2022 and its focus on clean sources of energy and reducing carbon emissions.

Commenting on the achievement, Mr. Anurag Garg, Vice President, Solar Business, Schneider Electric India, said, “We are on the verge of contributing 25% of the total installed solar capacity in India. Our share as well as contribution to India’s solar sector is only going to increase given the rapid growth witnessed by the sector on the back of the 100 GW target to be achieved by 2022”.  He added, “As India embarks on an aggressive capacity addition, the supply chain needs to stand up to the challenge and tick all the relevant boxes. We are happy to be a part of this stupendous growth and are strongly committed to help the Government achieve its commitments towards clean energy.”

With proven expertise in solar power conversion and energy management, Schneider Electric offers a complete solution for photovoltaic integration and connection including power conversion (inverters, transformers and switchgear), electrical distribution, monitoring, supervision and technical support. Schneider Electric provides the full solution from the Solar panel DC output to grid connection.

Currently, company is supplying Solar equipment and products from four plants, namely at Bangalore, Baroda, Kolkata & Hyderabad, where it manufacturers solar equipment such as Solar Inverters, Ring Main Units upto 33kV, Inverter Trafo, Power Trafo, Medium Voltage HT Panels upto 33kV, and Charge controllers.

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