9MW solar park to be built in Thailand

The new park is expected to supply power to nearly 4,000 households.

According to a release, CH. Karnchang Public Company Limited announced the selection of Conergy to supply the components and jointly serve as the engineering and design consultants for its 9MW solar park in Thailand. Conergy will also work closely with local partner Ensys Co. Ltd who will provide the local engineering and installation services for this project. The solar park is being built in cooperation with CH. Karnchang Public Company Limited subsidiary Bangkehnchai Co Ltd.

Target completion date for the solar park is June 2012. The 79,000 square meter project is located in Pak Thong Chai district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, about 259 km. northeast of Bangkok.

The new solar park is expected to produce 12,778 MWh/year and supply power to nearly
4,000 households. The park will help Thailand eliminate an estimated 7,000 tons of CO2
emissions annually.

For CH. Karnchang Public Company Limited, the solar park project marks another milestone in the company’s 40 year history of developing outstanding infrastructure projects in Thailand and Southeast Asia. The 9MW solar park is the fourth solar park Conergy has undertaken in Thailand and represents the continued growth of the company’s pipeline of solar park projects in Southeast Asia.

Executives at the three companies agree that Thailand’s decision to increase its renewable energy targets to 25 percent of total energy consumption by 2022 is providing a baseline of support to the solar energy industry.

“The flood in Thailand has been very challenging but in no way will the flood impact our plan to continue building solar parks in Thailand. If anything, the type of extreme weather we see in Thailand and many other countries around the world is more reason to get behind solar power as a clean, sustainable, and safe source of energy,” said Alexander Lenz, President of Conergy South East Asia & the Middle East.

“As can be clearly seen, the future is moving towards low impact and sustainable renewable energy resources and Thailand’s Power Development Plan is also focusing and following such global trends. We are very happy to be part of this 9MW solar park project of CH Karnchang together with Conergy to supply clean and sustainable power to our community,” said Chumpol Patanukom, Director of Ensys Company Ltd.