Sunlabob Renewable Energy announced it has recently completed and commissioned a 92.6 kilowatt peak (kWp) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installation at Anita Asia, an Austrian-owned garment factory operating in Yangon since 1997.
The roof-mounted solar system, which uses 356 solar panels, is capable of producing more than 122,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of emissions-free electricity each year, on average.
“Anita Asia’s investment into solar power is firmly anchored by the company’s philosophy of sustainable economic development and continual improvement across all areas of our operations,” said Stephan Seidel, managing director of Anita Asia.
“Nearly 25 percent of Anita’s energy needs in Yangon are now covered by solar-based electricity, which enables the company to save money, reduce its environmental footprint and demonstrate its commitment to sustainable manufacturing practices,” added Seidel.
Designed to operate for 25 years or more, the solar system operates on a self-consumption basis, providing ongoing cost-savings to Anita Asia by reducing the factory’s consumption of grid-based electricity and also diesel fuel during back-up power situations.
“Electricity prices from the main grid in Myanmar will only increase. Anita Asia’s solar power assets will be a cost-savings hedge for many years to come as electricity costs continue to climb,” said Evan Scandling, managing director of Sunlabob’s Myanmar office, which has operated in the country since 2014.
The system installed at Anita’s site is the country’s second-ever grid-connected solar system in Myanmar; the first was also installed by Sunlabob in late-2016 at Junction City, a multi-use commercial complex in downtown Yangon.
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