Meralco unit to offer solar solutions
By Lenie Lectura – November 23, 2020
from Business Mirror
Enphase Energy, Inc., a global energy management technology company and supplier of microinverter-based solar-plus-storage systems, has partnered with the renewable energy firm of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco).
Under the partnership, MSpectrum will distribute Enphase products to residential and commercial installers across the Philippines. The Enphase IQ 7TM family of products is expected to be available via MSpectrum starting in the first quarter of 2021.
“We are proud to provide EnphaseEnergy seventh-generation microinverters in the Philippines,” said Robert Pereja, chief operating officer of MSpectrum. “This next-generation technology will benefit solar customers through its high performance, flexibility, reliability, and most importantly, safety, due to the rapid shutdown device (RSD) built into Enphase microinverters.
We aim to work with Enphase to revolutionize the solar industry in the Philippines and motivate more Filipinos to shift from traditional to renewable sources of energy.”
Dave Ranhoff, chief commercial officer at Enphase Energy said the solar market in the Philippines has great potential for Enphase, particularly in the residential and small commercial rooftop market segment.
“We believe Enphase’s unique value proposition of high-output performance and flexible installation, as well as a safe low voltage all-AC system architecture and rapid shutdown capability, resonates well in the Philippines solar market,” he said.
MSpectrum will distribute the Enphase IQ 7 family of microinverters to residential and commercial installers. In addition, the solar systems will be outfitted with Enphase EnvoyTM communications gateways, which connect an Enphase-based solar system to the Enphase Enlighten software monitoring platform and help make per-panel energy monitoring and insights for operations and maintenance easy.
The IQ 7 family of microinverters leverages Enphase’s unique software-defined architecture and semiconductor integration for excellent reliability and economies of scale. The design is compatible with operating in hot, humid and coastal conditions such as those found in the Philippines.
