Project Focus: Schneider lands contract for PV plant in Italy

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Email

AES Sole Italia revealed that it had selected Schneider Electric as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for a PV solar system in the Puglia region in Italy. The plant will have a yearly power output of 56GWh and a total power of 43MW during its peak. Over 600,000 solar panels on 250 acres will be used for the construction of the solar plant.

“With its comprehensive and integrated portfolio in energy management, Schneider Electric is the only market operator to provide end-to-end management of renewable array intelligence in accordance with the special requirements and needs of the customer, said Julio Rodriguez, executive VP of power global & EMEAS business at Schneider Electric. One of the key elements of success is Schneider Electric’s ability to leverage its global organization in support to its core project team in terms of design, optimization of the architecture and solution and management of risks.”’

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Try Premium for just $1

  • Full premium access for the first month at only $1
  • Converts to an annual rate after 30 days unless cancelled
  • Cancel anytime during the trial period

Premium Benefits

  • Expert industry analysis and interviews
  • Digital access to PV Tech Power journal
  • Exclusive event discounts

Or get the full Premium subscription right away

Or continue reading this article for free

Schneider will be responsible for the end-to end solution for the plant and will be the only contact for plant management. The company advised that it will be guaranteeing the global performance of the system and the long-term availability of the installation.

No further details about the plant or contract were released at this time.

Read Next

July 30, 2026
Origis Energy has built the first 1GW of solar PV capacity at its planned massive 2GW Rockhound solar-plus-storage facility in Texas.
July 30, 2026
EDPR has agreed to sell an 80% equity stake in a 384MW solar-plus-storage portfolio in the US to a Private equity firm Ares Infrastructure.
July 30, 2026
German chemical producer Wacker Chemie has recorded a significant decline in its earnings from polysilicon, due to the adverse market conditions in the solar sector.
July 30, 2026
Walden has secured US$250 million from Crayhill Capital Management to support its 5GW US utility-scale solar PV and BESS pipeline.
July 30, 2026
Array has launched a suite of foundation-to-tracker solutions to improve the connections between Array trackers and foundations.
July 30, 2026
The two PPAs cover projects of ContourGlobal and Zelestra in Arizona and Texas, respectively, with a combed solar PV capacity of 590MW.

Upcoming Events

Solar Media Events
October 13, 2026
San Francisco Bay Area, USA
Solar Media Events
November 3, 2026
Málaga, Spain
Solar Media Events
November 24, 2026
Warsaw, Poland
Solar Media Events
April 20, 2027
Istanbul, Türkiye