The two projects include a 70MW solar plant located in Diego de Almagro, a city in the Atacama region of Chile. The second site is a 110 MW project located in Quilapilun, Santiago.
The two projects are expected to complement SMA’s standard PV solutions services that it has been providing in the South American continent for several years.
With this move, the company is expanding its O&M services to solar plants that have both SMA and non-SMA inverters.
SMA America Service executive vice president Chuck Smith said: “Our projects in Chile are a key part of SMA’s strategic O&M investments globally to provide complete solutions for owners of PV assets. We are pleased to partner with Atlas as a strategic O&M partner in Chile and support its efforts to further develop PV in South America.
“We are proud to expand our services in South America and to offer plantwide O&M for both utility and commercial projects anywhere on the globe.”
Atlas Renewable Energy's general manager in Chile Alfredo Solar stated that the company is committed for continued growth of solar power plants across Latin America.
Presently, SMA offers services to more than 2.5GW of solar assets under O&M contracts. The solar assets are which are monitored from the company's Solar Monitoring Centers located in Ulm, Germany and California, US.
Image: SMA to provide O&M services in Chile. Photo: Courtesy of SMA Solar Technology AG.
