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The plant, located near the coastline, faces complex weather patterns and high corrosivity.
Arctech’s SkyLine II solar tracker system has powered Azerbaijan’s largest utility-scale solar project, a 312MW plant in the Garadagh Gobi Desert.
The achievement marks a significant milestone in Azerbaijan’s renewable energy sector, showcasing the system’s capability to handle challenging environments with its advanced features and corrosion resistance.
The solar power plant, located near the coastline, faces complex weather patterns and high corrosivity.
Arctech’s SkyLine II, with its innovative synchronous multi-point drive mechanism, ensures operational stability during high winds and reduces wind pressure on solar panels.
The system’s terrain-following feature allows adaptation to complex topographies, reducing earthwork and preserving the desert ecosystem.
SkyLine II’s steel components undergo hot-dip galvanisation and pre-galvanisation treatments, while aluminium alloy parts are anodised, meeting C3 or C4 corrosion resistance standards [international standards on the corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint]. This ensures a service life of 25 years, making it well-suited for the corrosive local environment.
The 550-hectare Garadagh plant generates 500 million kilowatt hours (kWh) annually, powering 110,000 households and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 200,000 tonnes each year.
The COP29 climate talks, held in Baku, Azerbaijan in November 2024, reached agreements to advance the global energy transition. Azerbaijan, with between 2,400 and 3,200 annual hours of sunshine, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2050 and increase renewable energy capacity to 30% by 2030, diversifying its energy system.
Arctech is committed to accelerating the global energy transition by establishing local teams worldwide for sales, technical support, supply chain management, after-sales service and brand marketing. These efforts ensure the long-term stability and operational efficiency of solar projects.
The company also recently entered an agreement with the China Energy Engineering Group to deliver 2.3GW of SkyLine II solar trackers for the PIF4-Haden project in Saudi Arabia, which is managed by Acwa Power.
The deal boosts Arctech’s portfolio in the Middle East and Africa to more than 15GW, strengthening its foothold in the region.
The PIF4-Haden project is located in the desert and is subject to high winds. |
