First Solar and Sonnedix complete 7.5MW PV power plant in Thailand

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Billed as one of the largest PV power plants so far built in Thailand, a 7.5MW project, know as the Nakhon Ratchasima Solar Farm in Khorat region, northeastern Thailand has been completed by project developer Sonnedix using First Solar’s CdTe thin-film modules. The project is also the first in Thailand undertaken by Sonnedix with support of Assyce Fotovoltaica and Ch. Karnchang Group.

“We are confident that this project, our first to become operational in Thailand, will serve as a strong base for our strategy of developing and building utility-size world-class solar farms and large rooftop solar power plants. It is our view that solar PV should be a mainstream power source in Thailand,” noted Sonnedix Chairman, Franck Constant.

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The solar farm is said to cover around 20 hectares, meeting electricity needs of about 5,100 average Thai homes. It is expected to generate more than 10,500 megawatt hours of electricity per year.

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