Hanwha Q Cells completes 13.3MW Portugal solar power plant

Hanwha Q Cells, a provider of photovoltaic solutions, has completed the first solar park in the municipality of Montijo (South-East of Lisbon), Portugal.

As engineering, procurement and construction provider (EPC), the company installed around 51,000 of Q CELLS Q.PRO-G3 modules for the power plant.

Fully connected to the grid in May 2014, the 13.3MWp plant would provide clean energy to approximately 5,475 local households with an average consumption of 4,000kWh per year.

Hanwha Q CELLS development/sales & EPC vice president Frank Danielzik said: "The PV system in Portugal proves Hanwha Q CELLS´ expertise as full-service-provider regarding the development and EPC of PV power plants."

"Investors in PV projects are looking for reliable contractors offering top-quality modules, excellent services and strong financial stability to guarantee their project´s successful realization as well as long-term operation."

Built the within five weeks with an additional time for connecting it to the grid and completing all test runs, the modular power plant construction significantly reduces costs while ensuring fast potential yields and thus enable a quick return on investment (ROI), the company said.

Since 2007, Hanwha Q CELLS has deployed more than 600MW of solar power plants with outputs over 1MWp.

The company, since 2009, has reduced the construction time for 1MWp from 3.9 days to less than a day.

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Image: Hanwha Q Cells’ solar power plant in Portugal. Photo: © 2014 Hanwha Q CELLS.