The delivery of the 16,640 polycrystalline modules, each with a peak power output of up to 280W, will begin in June 2010. The system is scheduled to start supplying decades of clean power in early 2011.
The project is expected to raise Taiwan’s renewable energy production capacity by more than 10GW in the next 20 years, diminish its reliance on imported fossil fuels, and to reduce carbon emissions to year-2000 levels by 2025.
According to a November 2009 report by the Asian Development Bank, energy demand in Asia and the Pacific will grow by an estimated 2.4% annually for the next twenty years, a cumulative 80% increase between 2005 and 2030.
Suntech caters to maket across the Asia- Pacific region, including in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, Korea, Thailand and mainland China, among others.
Liao Sing, vice president of Fortune Electric, said: “We chose Suntech modules for superior performance and reliability, as seen in utility-scale installations across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. We look forward to working with Suntech on this momentous project – hopefully the first of many large-scale solar plants in Taiwan.”
Roger Ye, Suntech’s president of Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa, said: “We have great expectations for the entire region. Asia and the Pacific already account for about one-third of the world’s total energy demand, although its per-capita consumption is far less than the world’s average.
”The region’s booming populations, strong economic growth engines, and abundant sunlight represent an exciting opportunity for solar and for Suntech.”
