Martifer Solar completes its largest rooftop installation in the Benelux region

• The company has built a 3.5 MWp PV installation on the rooftop of Canal Logistics
• This plant will produce the equivalent energy to supply the average consumption of 920 households
• Martifer Solar has already installed more than 140 PV projects in Belgium

Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has completed the construction of a 3.5 MWp PV system on the roof of the Canal Logistics building in Brussels. The project, which was completed for the company Orka, is the second largest PV installation to date in the region.

With an area of 49.775 m2 and 14,220 PV modules installed on fixed structures, this installation will have a production capacity of 3.15 GWh/year. It will produce equivalent energy to supply the average consumption of 920 households and will offset the emission of more than 640 tons of CO2 annually.

Martifer Solar was responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of this photovoltaic system and also will be in charge of providing the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) services.

“This is the largest PV system installed by Martifer Solar in the Benelux region and it represents the reliability, safety and bankability of the projects and work that we have been doing in this region. The achievement of more than 140 projects built in Belgium together with our global expertise allows us to implement a new strategy to expand our Operations and Maintenance business in the Benelux region,” says Tijs Vanhoutte, Country Manager of Martifer Solar in Belgium.

“We are very satisfied with our partnership with Martifer Solar. Previously, we have collaborated several times here in Belgium and they have always exceeded our expectations. This was the main reason why we have chosen again for Martifer Solar to be responsible for this large project,” says Jan Heyse, Managing Director of Orka.

The company has been present in Belgium since 2008 and has already installed more than 140 PV projects within the country.

ABOUT MARTIFER SOLAR

Martifer Solar is present all over the world, focusing on Project Development, EPC, O&M and the distribution of PV modules and components, via its subsidiary MPrime.

The company is based in Portugal and has presence in Europe (Spain, Italy, Greece, Belgium, France, Czech Republic, Slovakia, United Kingdom, Germany, Romania and Ukraine), North and Latin America (United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Brazil and Ecuador), Africa (Cape Verde, Mozambique and South Africa) and Asia (India, United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Japan).

In 2012, Martifer Solar’s revenues reached 230.8 million euros and, to date, the company has implemented more than 480 MW of photovoltaic solar energy worldwide.

Martifer Solar is part of the Martifer Group, a multinational industrial group with around 3,000 employees focused on metallic constructions and solar energy. Martifer SGPS, SA is the holding company of the Group and has been listed on Euronext Lisbon since June 2007.

LEARN MORE AT WWW.MARTIFERSOLAR.COM

ABOUT ORKA

ORKA was established in 2009 as an independent project developer, owner and operator of commercial rooftop PV systems in Belgium. The company developed so far 32 MWp of commercial rooftop installations in Belgium, spread over 28 different rooftops.

Orka’s portfolio generates 29 GWh per year, equivalent to the consumption of 8.411 households or a CO2 saving  of 5.854 tons per year. Orka acts as well as an operator and manager of third party owned PV projects.

LEARN MORE AT WWW.ORKA-POWER.COM

Miguel Lima - Martifer Solar - Marketing & Communication Department

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