SMA ranked as a top O&M service provider in 2017

photonJanuary 23, 2018141

The recently issued GTM Research report »Global Solar PV O&M 2017 – 2022« dubbed German SMA Solar Technology AG as top O&M service provider among all O&M vendors worldwide. According to the report, in the inverter manufacturer category, SMA was ranked the No. 1 O&M vendor in North America, and No. 2 globally, moving up a spot from last year’s global ranking.

Across the entire market, SMA is the No. 7 O&M vendor globally. The company ranks fourth in the industrial segment (system size 1 to 5 MW), and No. 5 in the utility segment (system size more than 5 MW), moving up from eighth in 2016. In North America and in the U.S., SMA is the No. 6 O&M vendor across the market and No. 5 in the utility segment, says the report of GTM Research.

SMA secured several large-scale O&M contracts in 2017, including major contracts for two PV power plants with a total capacity of 180 MW in Chile and a 10-year master services agreement with Cypress Creek in the USA. According to the company, SMA Service currently has more than 2.5 GW of solar assets under operation and maintenance agreements worldwide, which are monitored from SMA’s Solar Monitoring Centers located in California and Germany.

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