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Increasing demand for Solar PV Test Equipment from Seaward Solar

The Seaward Solar range of electrical solar PV test equipment, represented locally by Test Instruments Africa (TIA), enables Photovoltaic installers to meet all testing and certification recommendations of IEC 62446 safely and efficiently.

“Whilst South Africa has been slow to gear up for solar power generation,” says Justin Clarkson, sales director of TIA, “the benefits of using solar power are now becoming clearer.  Once seen as an expensive alternative to fossil fuel based electricity, improved and cheaper technologies have made it more attractive.”

Sue Blaine, from Business Day Live, reported in February of this year that the sod has been turned on eight, wind power and eighteen solar power plants across South Africa in recent weeks. The sod-turnings emanate from the first "window" of the Department of Energy’s Independent Power Producer programme that aims to produce 3,725MW from wind, solar, small hydro-gas, biogas, biomass and landfill gas by 2016.
And, according to Wikipedia, solar power in South Africa is expected to reach 8,400 MW by 2030, along with 8,400 MW of wind power with a 5,000 MW solar park planned for Upington and a 50 MW concentrated photvoltaics power plant planned for Touwsrivier in the Western Cape.

“We are therefore well positioned to take advantage of these developments with the Seaward Solar range of solar PV test equipment. From solar site-survey to commissioning tests, PV system maintenance and PV system certification, Seaward Solar has it covered.” says Clarkson.

“Specialised test equipment for solar PV installations has been long-anticipated within the industry which we responded to by creating a range of solar pv test equipment specifically designed to meet the needs of solar installers,” says Nathan Ridgway, Seaward’s International Business Development Manager. 

Seaward Solar PV test equipment and software is designed to enable installers to:

  • Test and commission PV systems correctly and comprehensively
  • Identify faults within existing PV systems quickly and easily
  • Ensure maximum electrical output from PV systems
  • Document and record electrical test and environmental readings such as   irradiance for total traceability.

For more information on the The Seaward Solar PV Test equipment, contact Justin Clarkson at TIA on Tel: +27 11 608 8541 Email: sales@tiafrica.co.za or visit the website:  www.testinstrumentsafrica.com



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