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Q.CELLS, CCC Realize Large Off-Grid Solar Installation in Abu Dhabi Desert

Q.CELLS opens office in Abu Dhabi, strengthens position in the Middle East

Q.CELLS and Consolidated Contrators Company (CCC), an Athens-based construction company with a strong footprint in the Middle East, have successfully realized the first off-grid solar installation in the United Arab Emirates.

The rooftop photovoltaic system with an output of 368 kWp is one of the largest solar installations in the country, empowering a camp with more than 5,000 people working for an oil field development project in the desert.

The installation carries 1,536 multicrystalline PV modules from Q.CELLS. They generate approximately 610 MWh per year, which will be used for air conditioning, kitchen installations and other daytime power demand.

“We are very proud to be part of one of the largest off-grid PV installations in the United Arab Emirates so far,” said Hannes Behacker, senior vice president Asia Pacific/Middle East of Q.CELLS. “The project marks a major innovation showing how to reduce the environmental impact and cost of fossil energy consumption by innovative off-grid solar power plants which operate together with diesel generators.”

Q.CELLS had opened an office in Abu Dhabi, UAE, earlier this year and looks to further expand its footprint in the Middle Eastern region. This project and the established professional partnership with CCC mark a first important milestone on this road.

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