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Hitachi Energy, Sun Africa to accelerate

energy transition in emerging markets

AFRICA GLOBAL renewable technology provider, with Hitachi Energy and an efficient and effec-
Hitachi Energy, has signed a memorandum of tive way of working that benefits all the stake-
understanding (MOU) with American renew- holders with whom we work.”
able energy developer, Sun Africa, and its sister Under the non-exclusive MoU, Hitachi
company, Eurasia-focused UGT Renewables, Energy will be providing complete engineered
to develop utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) solutions for optimised power collection pack-
power generation projects worldwide. ages and high-voltage grid connections, ensuring
The collaboration aims to accelerate the tran- safe and reliable aggregation and transmission of
sition to renewables and provide access to energy power from the solar arrays to the power grid.
in emerging and developing markets. The part- Sun Africa and UGT Renewables will be
ners are currently completing their first project responsible for the development of the projects,
together: a 370MW solar PV power plant across which will be transferred to the designated oper-
seven sites in Angola, the largest of its kind in ator upon completion. The agreement stipulates
Sub-Saharan Africa. that each project will be fully financed and have
They also have several utility-scale projects an operations and maintenance plan in place.
under negotiation, totalling more than 12GW “We are delighted to be working with Sun
in capacity, with various governments in Africa Africa and UGT Renewables to bring utili-
and Europe and Asia, reports Energy Capital ty-scale emission-free energy projects to a grow-
& Power, an Africa-focused global investment ing number of countries in the world,” said Johan
platform. Soderstrom, Executive Vice President and Head
“Our first collaboration with Hitachi Energy of Regions at Hitachi Energy.
in Angola was a huge success, both for ourselves “The combination of their business model
and the Government of Angola on behalf of and our solutions help countries develop their
whom we developed the project,” says Adam economies, progress toward net zero, and pro-
Cortese, CEO of Sun Africa and UGT Renewa- vide their people with access to clean and reliable
bles. “We have developed a relationship of trust electricity,” he said. ™

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