Market for plants above 500 kW moves the solar sector

With one of its focuses on selling equipment for solar plants above 500 kW in the DG (Distributed Generation) segment, the photovoltaic products distributor Techlux has entered into a partnership with two companies in the photovoltaic industry. The commercial agreements were signed with the inverter manufacturer Kehua Tech and with the solar panel manufacturer Leapton Energy, Tier 1 and with over 15 years in the market.

Currently, of the 6,23 GW of installed power in DG in photovoltaic systems, only 477,15 MW are from plants above 500 kW. Fábio Delgado, commercial director of TechLux, highlights that the company is confident that this is a segment “that will grow more and more in Brazil and that is why it has established good partnerships”.

“We are focused on the segment of plants above 500 kW and for this we have invested in two items. We are working with 250 kW inverters and now the launch of 350 kW from Kehua Tech, which has a ten-year warranty provided by the manufacturer and depending on the size of the plants we can supply spare units for the plant”, he states.

“In addition, we have entered into a partnership with panel manufacturer, Leapton, to supply 665W panels, which utilize 210mm cells and reduce deployment cost due to module size, and which also provide a high rate efficiency”, adds Delgado.

According to the executive, the partnerships signed also aim to meet the expectations of investors operating in this power plant market. “Nowadays the power plant market does not evaluate the price of the installed kW, but rather the price of the kWh generated, that is, how much that equipment will produce at that cost, called LCOE”, explains the executive.

As a result, Delgado says the company performed well in the first half of this year. “TechLux had a 30% increase in its revenue in the first six months of 2021. This growth was due to the company's strategy and the new partnerships we made and helped us drive this growth”.