ABB to make inverters in South Africa

Zurich-based ABB will open a new inverter line at an existing production plant in Johannesburg in 2014.

It will turn out ABB’s PVS800 range of central inverters, with a production capacity of about 500MW annually.

The plant adds to ABB’s existing inverter facilities in Estonia, India and China.

ABB is already embedded in the South African solar market, which has gathered pace thanks to support from the government in renewable energy tender rounds.

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