Sterling and Wilson Solar Solutions (SWSS), the US subsidiary of Sterling and Wilson Solar (SWSL) has been awarded a contract to construct 194 MW solar project in the US.
The value of the contract is $99 million (approximately Rs 747 crore). The company has bagged its largest solar project in the US.
The project will be co-located in an area that has substantial wind development in operation. Construction for the project will commence in September 2020 and commissioned by November 2021.
SWSS will be managing the entire turnkey execution for the PV project, and once commercially operational, the plant will produce enough solar energy to power over 35,000 homes, saving approximately 2,75,000 tonne of carbon emissions.
The plant will be utilising bi-facial technology to increase production of power density.
SWSL (along with its subsidiaries) has commissioned numerous high-performing solar power projects globally and has to its credit around 9.2 GWp projects in various geographies. This portfolio includes a 1,177 MWp solar project in Abu Dhabi, one of the world’s largest single location solar PV plants.
SWSL also manages a portfolio of 7.4 GWp of O&M projects globally.