Huawei Digital Power East Africa Launches 150K Series C&I Inverter in Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya – [16 August 2024] Huawei Digital Power East Africa unveiled its latest innovation in the commercial and industrial (C&I) solar market, the 150K series inverter, to a large group of energy sector partners, installers and EPC’s, at a launch event in Nairobi. This launch marks a significant milestone in Huawei's commitment to delivering cutting-edge, reliable, and efficient solar solutions for the African market. 

Mr. Xia Hesheng, President of Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa Region, delivered his keynote address, which expanded on Huawei’s mission of building a high-quality solar industry in Sub-Saharan and more poignantly, Eastern Africa.

He explained that PV and ESS demand on the continent is growing quickly, thanks to the prices of commodities in the PV value chain decreasing and the continued increases in price of grid electricity. With the decline of photovoltaic costs and technological innovation, we welcome the arrival of "photovoltaic storage parity". Now the photovoltaic + energy storage option will become the most economical energy source. High electricity prices in East Africa and the excellent return on investment of solar and battery will drive industry growth, and micro-grids will also become the mainstream of the next decade. As the brain of the PV system, the inverter plays a key role in driving 95% of the value with 15% of the investment. 

Huawei will bring unique value to partners with its continuous leading technology innovation, lifecycle security assurance, and long-term and stable local operation.

He stressed that business owners should be aware that “the return-on-investment time for a PV and ESS system has reduced significantly and there has never been a better time to invest in solar and batteries.”

Ten Years of Innovation: Huawei's C&I Smart PV Journey

For over a decade, Huawei has been at the forefront of C&I Smart PV technology, continuously evolving its solutions to meet the growing needs of the industry. From its first-generation IP65-rated inverters in 2013 to the latest all-round C&I Smart PV solution launched today, Huawei has consistently pushed the boundaries of innovation.

"Our C&I Smart PV solution has evolved from a simple inverter to a comprehensive system, incorporating cloud-based management, advanced connectivity, and intelligent features," said Xia. "This evolution has been driven by our commitment to providing our customers with the most reliable, efficient, and safe solar solutions."

Introducing the 150K Series: A Flagship C&I Inverter

Mr. Nick Lusson, VP of Huawei Digital Power Eastern-Africa introduced the solution and features at the event, stressing that the 3 major challenges being faced globally for C&I photovoltaics (PV) are Safety-, Environmental- and Operational challenges. “The 150K series (SUN2000-150K-MG0 & SUN5000-150K-MG0) inverters, are built on Huawei's new V6 platform, is a high-power C&I inverter designed to deliver exceptional performance and reliability. With a rated output power of 150 kW and a maximum power of 165 kW” said Lusson. He went on to explain that the 150K series boasts several key features:

Increased Power Generation: 98.8% maximum efficiency, built-in PID recovery solution for 3% energy yield improvement, and high dynamic MPPT efficiency of 99.839%, ensuring that your business enjoys ultimate energy efficiency. 

Active Safety: Industry-leading safety features including Smart String-Level Disconnect (SSLD), Intelligent PV Ground-Fault Protection, Smart Connector-Level Detection (SCLD), and active arc extinguishing for fire prevention. These multi-level active safety features protect your equipment and also your business – providing peace of mind.

Long-Term Reliability: Rigorous development and testing processes, including 1400 tests and 21 special tests, ensure a long service life of 25 years with 99.999% availability – Future proofing your investment and your business.

Smartest O&M: Module-level insulation detection for precise fault identification and reduced troubleshooting time make operations and maintenance efficient, cutting down on time and manpower required.

Optimized Balance of System (BOS): The 150K series inverters uses MBUS PLC communication to reduce data cable costs, and in turn installation costs while the SmartDesign program makes for one-stop automatic design, comprehensive analysis, and optimal design solutions for your PV module layouts.

Grid-Friendly: Grid adaptation with intelligent reactive power compensation and harmonic algorithm prevent energy yield losses. Compatibility with PV+ESS solutions for peak staggering, and support for diverse business models for electricity price settings for more accurate benefit calculations.

The 150K series inverter is designed to meet the evolving demands of the C&I solar market in Africa. Its advanced features, reliability, and scalability make it an ideal solution for commercial and industrial projects of all sizes integrating all you need!

High demand from partners, eager to introduce the solution to the market.

Mr. Olivier, CEO of Huawei Digital Power Eastern Africa delivered a concluding presentation to partners that explained how Huawei offers ongoing support and training on its new product offering. 

“Because it is a new product on the market, Huawei takes the responsibility of training partners on how to get the best out of its products,” said Olivier.

Huawei’s C&I enablement project has held more than 30 training sessions involving more than 600 trainees in 2024 H1 alone – a display of Huawei’s commitment to long-term relationships with partners and customers.

“As the first shipment of this product has already sold out, we are eager because we have also developed in-house courses for presales, sales and after sales services for our partners,” said Olivier.

Huawei’s next generation products offer advanced technical specifications, elegant and functional design and smart features that give it a competitive edge. These inverters are set to lead the market in a highly contested space.

Huawei also presented new residential products featuring several key features to unlock more potential. The Smart Guard is an accessory for the residential solar solutions, and now the 3-phase smart guard can manage up to 3 residential inverters. The new 3 phase smart guard also functions perfectly in off grid scenarios. And the new 3 phase residential inverters call the MAP0 inverters can function even in an unbalanced load with unbalanced phases.

Huawei also showed their new Model: LUNA S1 which is a modular residential energy storage solution with a capacity of 7kWh in each battery, and the SmartCharger which is a residential electric vehicle charger compatible with solar energy.

All in all, the Huawei East Africa 150K Series Inverter New Product Launch was a success as partners commended Huawei for facilitating such an informative event, and Huawei extended its sincere appreciation to its partners for their continuous support and win-win business mindset.

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