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SMA Solar Technology AG: SMA Sales and Service Companies in Chile and
South Africa Start Operations
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SMA Solar Technology AG - Corporate News
SMA Sales and Service Companies in Chile and South Africa Start Operations
Niestetal/Santiago/Centurion, December 4, 2012 - SMA Solar Technology AG
(SMA) has expanded its global presence with new sales and service companies
in South Africa and Chile. In these markets of the future, the global
market leader is initially concentrating on installations in the power
plant category, while at the same time also offering PV inverters and
system technology for all other plant sizes. In addition, the new offices
provide professional consulting for photovoltaic project planning, customer
training and an extensive range of services.
With over 300 days of sunshine per year, South Africa and Chile are among
the regions with the world's highest solar irradiation. At the same time,
both countries have a good economic growth with a corresponding increase in
energy demand. SMA has already achieved first successes in these emerging
markets. The largest PV plant to date in the northwest of Chile was
equipped with the state-of-the-art inverter technology from SMA. The
installed SMA inverters of the Sunny Tripower product family have the
required grid management functions and were successfully connected to the
Chilean Central Interconnected System SIC (Sistema Interconectado Central).
In South Africa, SMA has already been awarded five projects in the first
round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement
Program. SMA will supply central inverters and Transformer Compact Stations
to the Northern Cape region.
'The main growth impulses will come from markets outside Europe.
Particularly in countries with high solar irradiation and rapidly
increasing energy demand, PV already represents the most efficient
alternative compared to other forms of power generation. Therefore, Chile
and South Africa are of strategic importance for SMA,' explains
Pierre-Pascal Urbon, Speaker of the SMA Managing Board. Against the
background of frequently adverse environmental conditions and extreme
temperatures in these regions, exceptional product quality, high expertise
levels in the field of system technology and a fast and reliable service
are indispensable for efficient plant operation.
The opening of the offices in Santiago (Chile) and Centurion (South Africa)
is a further step in SMA's successful internationalization strategy. The
company is represented in all key PV markets in 21 countries around the
globe.
About SMA
The SMA Group generated sales of EUR1.7 billion in 2011 and is the global
market leader for solar inverters, a key component of all PV plants and,
as an energy management group, offers innovative key technologies for
future power supply structures. It is headquartered in Niestetal, near
Kassel, Germany, and is represented internationally in 21 countries. The
Group employs more than 5,500 people worldwide. SMA's broad product
portfolio includes a compatible inverter for every type of module on the
market and for all plant sizes. The product range includes both inverters
for photovoltaic plants connected to the grid as well as invertersfor
off-grid systems. SMA is therefore able to provide ideal technical inverter
solutions for all plant sizes and types. Since 2008, the Group's parent
company, SMA Solar Technology AG, has been listed on the Prime Standard of
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (S92) and also in the TecDAX index. In recent
years, SMA has received numerous awards for excellence as an employer and
achieved first place in the nationwide 'Great Place to Work(R)' competition
in 2011 and 2012.
SMA Solar Technology AG
Sonnenallee 1
34266 Niestetal
Germany
Head of Corporate Communications:
Anja Jasper
Tel.: +49 561 9522-2805
Presse(at)SMA.de
Press contact:
Susanne Henkel
Manager Corporate Press
Tel.: +49 561 9522-1124
Fax +49 561 9522-421400
Presse(at)SMA.de
Investor Relations contact:
Julia Damm
Manager Investor Relations
Tel. +49 561 9522-2222
Fax +49 561 9522-2223
IR(at)SMA.de
Disclaimer:
This corporate news serves only as information and does not constitute an
offer or invitation to subscribe for, acquire, hold or sell any securities
of SMA Solar Technology AG (the 'Company') or any present or future
subsidiary of the Company (together with the Company, the 'SMA Group') nor
should it form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any
contract to purchase or subscribe for any securities in the Company or any
member of the SMA Group or commitment whatsoever. Securities may not be
offered or sold in the United States of America absent registration or an
exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
This corporate news can contain future-oriented statements. Future-oriented
statements are statements which do not describe facts of the past. They
also include statements about our assumptions and expectations. These
statements are based on plans, estimations and forecasts which the Managing
Board of SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA or company) has available at this
time. Future-oriented statements are therefore only valid on the day on
which they are made. Future-oriented statements by nature contain risks and
elements of uncertainty. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors can lead to considerable differences between the actual
results, the financial position, the development or the performance of the
corporation and the estimates given here. These factors include those which
SMA has discussed in published reports. These reports are available on the
SMA website at www.SMA.de. The company accepts no obligation whatsoever to
update these future-oriented statements or to adjust them to future events
or developments.
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Company: SMA Solar Technology AG
Sonnenallee 1
34266 Niestetal
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)561 / 9522 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)561 / 9522 - 100
E-mail: info(at)sma.de
Internet: http://www.sma.de
ISIN: DE000A0DJ6J9
WKN: A0DJ6J
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
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