SMA Solar Technology AG has acquired a 72.5% stake in Chinese photovoltaic inverter company, Jiangsu Zeversolar New Energy Co., Ltd. The move, if approved, will help SMA access China’s burgeoning solar market.
Like those at this year’s Intersolar China and the analysts at IHS, SMA forecasts that China will grow to become the biggest global photovoltaic market in the coming years. As such, it views its most recent acquisition as a strategic move towards gaining all important access to the market – something that was said to have been previously difficult, due to “local particularities”.
“We are taking advantage of this historic chance to successfully anchor SMA in a young growth market and to further establish our position as global market leader,” stated SMA speaker of the managing board, Pierre-Pascal Urbon.
He added that the acquisition will allow SMA to “open up the procurement channels in China more quickly than planned and, thus, advance ongoing cost-reduction measures at a faster rate.” It will also give the company access to inverter products specifically tailored to the Chinese solar market.
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