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SMA Solar Technology AG: SMA Supplies System Technology for World's Largest PV-Diesel Hybrid Power Plant - Seite 2

solar power feed-in to the interface between the diesel generator, PV array
and power load. The SMA Fuel Save Controller records the energy flows in
the stand-alone grid and uses that information to determine the maximum
permissible PV power. In this way, we can guarantee permanent system
stability and ensure smooth control of the gensets."

Previously only about 80% of the Bolivian population had access to
electricity, which is why the government has embraced new methods of power
generation and supply for its citizens. According to the statement made by
the government spokesman Hugo Sosa last year, the main goal is to increase
that share to 95% by 2015. And renewable energy will play an important role
in achieving that goal. Due to a high degree of solar irradiation, Bolivia
has significant potential for solar energy use. The technical requirements
for the components used here are high given that the entire Bolivian
plateau, which is the most central and largest part of the country, is
almost 4,000 meters in altitude. SMA is represented in South America with a
subsidiary in Santiago de Chile.

About SMA
The SMA Group generated sales of more than EUR930 million in 2013 and is
the global market leader for solar inverters, a key component of all PV
plants, and offers innovative key technologies for future power supply
structures. It is headquartered in Niestetal, near Kassel, Germany, and is
represented in 21 countries. The Group employs more than 5,000 people
worldwide. SMA's broad product portfolio includes a compatible inverter for
every type of module on the market and for all PV system sizes. The product
range includes system technologies for both grid-connected photovoltaic
systems as well as off-grid and hybrid systems. The product portfolio is
supplemented by comprehensive services and operational management of
large-scale PV power plants. Since 2008, the Group's parent company, SMA
Solar Technology AG, has been listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange (S92) and also in the TecDAX index.

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