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ABB, a provider of power and automation technologies to utilities and industry customers, has expanded its solar inverters production capacity by opening a production line in India to support the rapidly growing local photovoltaic (PV) market.
The first orders from new production line have been delivered and over 200 Megawatts (Mw) of orders are booked, a company release stated.
The production line for ABB's central inverter PVS800 product range was opened at its facilities in Bangalore at the end of 2012. The capacity of the line is more than 500 Mw annually. Due to the industrial design of the inverters, which is optimised for manufacturability, possible production line extensions can be considered quickly and easily.
"With this facility we can support our customers in India with even more rapid delivery times and provide faster support for varying project needs," said Antti Suontausta, ABB's global product group manager for renewable energy power converters.
