In Exclusive Talk With Mr. RAY LUIZ
100GW photovoltaic program has attracted the attention from all over the world, also ignited India into the new energy revolution prelude. It will not only change India’s energy structure, and can make up India’s power supply gap. Given to the past 4 years, it has made the remarkable achievements already.
As a China’s new energy equipment suppliers, we believe that the new energy will be the future of the energy sector. Using several decades to drag the solar power from the lab to the grid for large-scale generation, another 10 years to install them in Europe,US,China, etc, now is the best time to serve India. Providing efficient, reliable, low-cost new energy equipment is our mission.
Shenzhen KSTAR Technology Co., Ltd. established in 1993, is committed to providing new energy solutions and photovoltaic power generation products. In the field of inverter, with 7GW inverter installation experience KSTAR, we will provide the most suitable products in the Indian market; each product will undergo a rigorous inspection process, high temperature test. Each R & D engineer, production worker, and after-sales service engineer will ensure that our inverters are safe and stable in India’s photovoltaic power plants.
- How much Inverters have you supplied to India till now, what is the target/expectation in 2016-17
Till now, 50MW.
Expectation in 2017 is 200MW;
- The recent aggressive bidding by various developers keeping Solar Tariffs in the price range of Rs.4.34 – Rs.5 per kWh in various Solar Tenders…Whats your view on the viability, Costs & timeline pressures, Resource Challenges (Materials, ManPower, Execution, Grid Connection, Land Possession) etc…
Green, environmental protection is the characteristic of photovoltaic (pv); Reliable generation and high benefit is the only way of sustainable development is the future. The aggressive bidding and the low tariffs is the only result of market, makes it reasonable and only acceptable. As the solar player in this market, we are obligated to make the solar power more competitive .
- Kindly enlighten our readers on the performance of your Inverters in India in various geographic locations, customer feedback.
KSTAR has lunched inverters all over in India, good generation. With all good quality, will get more order from old clients.
- Present some noteworthy projects, case studies of solar plants built using your solar Inverters.
50KW inverter used in Natco solar plant, is one of the best inverters from KSTAR.
- Please describe in brief about your company, directors, promoters, investors, its vision & mission.
KSTAR is a listed company found in 1993 by M.D Mr.Liu Chenyu, now is the TOP1 of UPS supplier in China, top 3 in Inverters field.
Company mission is to be a world-class power supply enterprise with global industry influence in power electronics industry
- What is the size of your company in terms of manufacturing capacities, growth chart, future expansion plans, revenues, shipments, ASP’s, financial figures,
KSTAR is located in Shenzhen, has 4 industry park, products range is covering UPS,DATA Center, solar inverters and VCS. More than 2500 stuff including 350 RD engineers. Products has been used in 96 different countries, internation market is taking more and more marketing shares.
- What are your plans for India, your view on the GOI target of 100GW Solar Power by 2022 .
Ambitioned plan, far-sighted, challenge is there of course.
- What are your plans for Manufacturing set up in India, the opportunities and challenges in manufacturing in India.
We had many internal meetings of setting up factory and invest in India, will arrange a delegation in the coming future to evaluate, may choose a location. India market has given us the confidences to invest.
- Briefly describe the various technologies and its suitable applications such as Central Inverter, String, Micro Inverter, 1500V, Outdoor, Container solutions etc.
Different inverters suits different applications. Solar now is not a new technology, its already has been working for a longtime in another many different market. Frankly speaking, central inverters is more suitable for huge ground solar plant, string inverters gives better performance for rooftop, its very hard to say who is better.
- How much is your R&D budget as % of your sales / profits
In last finical year, KSTAR has invested 200Million on R&D process, has build and associated more than 36 academic lab.
- What are the top 5 markets for your company in the past, present and future
China, Europe , America, Asia pacific , India.
- Technology road map in terms of 1500V ,micro inverters, upcoming game changes technologies
We have 1500V inverters ready in lab as well as micro inverters, just waiting for the market to be ready.
- Kindly comment of Energy Storage as a game changer, its technology, cost trends…etc…
Energy Storage is NOT a game changer, it is the future of the game. It gives the better quality of the power condition(power grid), and it gives more option of the power supply in the remote area. Only with the power storage, the new energy and replace the traditional energy such as coal, kids can enjoy blue sky again.
- Explain various guarantees, warrantees, insurance, certifications, test results, performance report of your inverters.
The quality of inverters is mainly about three parts: Great design, High-quality components suppliers and Strict factory tests.
All KSTAR inverters are through the factory before deliver to market, and we guarantee to response all the faulty during the warrantees’ time.
- Kindly highlight your product, technology & company USP’s, distinctive advantages etc…
More than 3GW production capacity and 7GW installation of KSTAR inverters gives us confidence on products quality and the efficiency been proved better than many competitor in the market.
- Do you also bring financing solutions for your customers?
KSTAR is keen to provide reliable products, and will do the best to help clients to save the budget on projects constructions.
- Please share information of some new orders in hand.
We are now has good cooperation with JAKSON, Powerone, they are giving us regular order.
- Whats your commitment towards the solar sector in India
KSTAR has set 3 service center one storage in India, and will have more.
SOLAR,UPS,POWER STORAGE, KSTAR is gonna powering the new India.
