ABB Ltd to Open New Inverter Production Line in Africa

ABB Ltd announced that the Company plans to start production of central inverters in South Africa to support the growing local photovoltaic (PV) market and local content requirements. ABB plans to open the new inverter production line at its existing facilities in Johannesburg in 2014. The line for its PVS800 range of central inverters will have a production capacity of approximately 500 megawatts (MW) a year. It will produce 630 kilowatt (kW), 875 kW and 1,000 kW central inverters. The Company already produces solar inverters in Estonia, India and China.