Photon Energy Operations is expanding its O&M business inItaly by taking over
service contracts for 8 power plants of 1 MWpeach in the Abruzzo region. Along with the existing
contractsPhoton Energy Operations’ O&M services portfolio has now grownto more than 73 MWp
worldwide.
Photon Energy Operations is expanding its operations andmaintenance business in
Italy by signing service contracts foreight ground-mount power plants of roughly 1 MWp each. The plantsare
located in the Abruzzo region of Central Italy. The company nowservices ten PV plants in Italy totaling 9.3
MWp, two of which areowned by its sister company Photon Energy Investments.
“This
step is a further milestone in the geographicaldiversification of our Operations and Maintenance business”,comments
Photon Energy Group CEO GeorgHotar. “By
undertaking more service contracts in Italywe have truly established ourselves as an international O&Mprovider”,
Hotar added. Photon EnergyOperations now services a total of 119 small to
large-scale powerplants in six countries on two continents representing more than 73MWp of installed
capacity.
“We approach each power plant differently, as eachgeographical
location brings different challenges which have to betackled”, remarks Georg Hotar.
In the Abruzzoregion the proximity to the Mediterranean Sea leads to increasederosion risk for modules due
to increased salt content in the air.On the other hand the region is ideal for photovoltaics thanks toits
high irradiation with abundant sunshine even in wintermonths.
“As with any other
long-term investment it is vital to havePV-power plants running at full capacity,” says PhotonEnergy
Group CEO Georg Hotar. Neglecting preventiveO&M can cause outages or damage resulting
in expensive repairsand downtime. Photon Energy Operations’ integrated service approachhelps PV plants
achieve their full revenue potential. “Ownersof PV power plants operate in the ‘Sweet spot’ of the
solarindustry, where it is vital to invest in professional O&M toget the most out of their
investments”, Hotarconcludes.
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ABOUT PHOTON ENERGY OPERATIONS
Photon
Energy Operations provides fully integrated monitoring andO&M services for PV power plants in
Germany, Italy, CentralEurope, and a growing number of other countries. The companycurrently has over 50 MWp
under management and its power plantsoperate almost entirely with an uptime above 99%, thanks to itsadvanced
monitoring and management system. Photon Energy Operationsalso offers revenue enhancement services, uptime
& performanceguarantees and comprehensive insurance solutions. The company ispart of Photon Energy
Group, a global solar power solutions andservices company based in the Netherlands.
For more
information please visit www.photonenergy.com.
