Nextracker is to provide smart bifacial solar trackers to the 450MW first phase of the Sudair photovoltaic project in Saudi Arabia.
The contract also includes Nextracker’s TrueCapture machine learning software.
Installation of the solar trackers and TrueCapture technology is expected to start in the second quarter of 2022.
Sudair is being developed by Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia through its subsidiary Badeel/WEHC, Saudi Aramco and ACWA Power.
Larsen & Toubro has the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the project.
ACWA Power chief financial officer Kashif Rana said: “We view Nextracker as being a key partner in delivering the most efficient energy production at the lowest possible cost.”
Nextracker chief commercial officer Marco Garcia said: “Bifacial optimised trackers and TrueCapture technology are particularly well suited to maximise solar energy production on power plant facilities in desert environments.
“The desert has a very high albedo, or brightness of the ground. Over the life of a solar plant, this makes a significant difference in the total amount of energy produced, bringing great value to our customers with the lowest levelized cost of energy.”
L&T released the order for Nextracker solar trackers and TrueCapture technology for part of the first phase of Sudair.
Nextracker technology enables solar panels to track the path of the sun to maximise energy production versus fixed tilt ground mount applications.