The global engineering and construction company M+W Group headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany won a large contract for the design and construction of an integrated 70MW photovoltaic production facility in Argentina. The Schmid Group (Freudenstadt, Germany), as general contractor, and M+W Group bid jointly for the contract, and submitted the winning tender. M+W Group is responsible for engineering and construction, installation and project management as part of this important project.
The 13,000m2 factory being set up in the state capital of San Juan will enable integrated production from monocrystalline silicon-ingot to the module starting mid-2015. In the second stage of the development, the plan is to expand to include upstream polysilicon manufacture. The state energy supplier of the province of San Juan, Energia Provincial Sociedad del Estrado (EPSE) is awarding the contract.
The glass-foil modules to be manufactured in the new factory will be used to supply energy to the gold and copper mines and the irrigation systems in San Juan province. The project is among the most important initiatives in San Juan province and is supported by the Argentine government.