Two strong players for and in India
Solare Datensysteme GmbH (SDS), the manufacturer of the Solar-Log™ energy management system, and iPLON India Pvt Ltd, an international leader in Solar PV monitoring systems join forces in India.

Binsdorf/Geislingen, Germany, 12 September 2018 –India is set to become the second largest solar PV market in 2018 with 11 GW. India is endowed with a very vast solar energy potential. International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates India’s solar potential to be greater than 750 GW and the announced wind potential is 302 GW. In order to keep pace with this market potential, the two market leaders for PV Monitoring and Management, SDS and iPLON India, have decided to join forces

iPLON India, the market leader in India for Large-Scale/Utility and Industrial plants, will now also offer the portfolio of Solar-Log™. Enlarging their already existing program will complete their offering to cover all market and customer segments. India and Sri Lanka will be the first two countries with this approach, other countries will follow.

Overall, the PV market will benefit from this cooperation through an enormous pooling of the technical and long-term know-how and experience of all employees. Further strengths of the cooperation are local setup, the comprehensive competence of both teams, and efficient handling as well as correct pricing. The cooperation starts immediately, and both teams will be available next week at the joined booth at REI 2018 in Delhi. Both teams will act and work as one team from the iPLON office in Chennai.

SDS started back in 2007 as a neutral product for inverter-independent monitoring and has become one of the main global Independent Software Vendors for qualified monitoring and energy management. SDS has decided to change its strategy for India and the region in order to further expand its market presence. Silvia Blumenschein-Schuetz, VP Sales & Member of Executive Board Solare Datensysteme GmbH, say, “We very much look forward to the cooperation with iPLON starting in India and Sri Lanka as this indicates numerous benefits, especially for the PV market customers who are interested in protecting their PV investment technically and commercially. The cooperation with iPLON and becoming part of this established and well-known market-leading portfolio indicates clearly that no other monitoring company is able to offer this setup and competence from one single source.”

iPLON started back in 2012 and is an International leader in the area of Solar PV monitoring systems and Total Life Cycle Management. Victor Thamburaj, Owner and Managing Director of iPLON India Pvt Ltd, says, "We believes in the power of this synergistic partnerships to develop unique, customized solutions for its clients. We strive together with our partner SDS to achieve new ambitious targets every time, nullifying external competition by setting its own benchmarks in the industry". iPLON products enable solar power systems to achieve better performance and therefore higher yield. The monitoring systems operate across the field level, automation level, and management level. Moreover, the products ensure a seamless integration of renewable energy sources into the grid. In a short time, the company has established its strong presence in Gujarat and Rajasthan, including Asia’s biggest solar park in Charanka

About Solare Datensysteme GmbH (SDS)
Solare Datensysteme GmbH (SDS), based in the German city of Geislingen-Binsdorf, is one of the leading companies in the areas of solar monitoring, smart energy, and feed-in management with global service for operators and installers. Since August 2015, SDS is a subsidiary of BKW AG (Bern, Switzerland) – a global company for energy and infrastructure with around 6,000 employees. SDS has developed and distributed their Solar-Log™ product range since 2007, currently installed in 118 countries – monitoring 280,000 plants with a total output of 12.79 GWp. Solar-Log™ is compatible with 130 different component manufacturers and more than 2300 different inverter models. SDS solutions make an important contribution to the successful integration of renewable energy into an intelligent power grid and help to make the successful transition to clean energy a reality. www.solar-log.com

About iPLON India Pvt Ltd and iPLON GmbH
iPLON GmbH is an international leader in the area of Solar PV monitoring systems and Total Life Cycle Management. Established in Germany in 1996 (as TLON) by a visionary of technology Mr. Victor Thamburaj, the company has integrated some of the best talents across the globe with diverse skill sets in engineering and computing to emerge as a significant solution provider in the renewable energy sector in the Europe. With hundreds of successful projects in the renewable energy and energy efficiency areas, iPLON has evolved as an industrial trendsetter working with cutting edge technologies and providing innovative solutions. iPLON products enable solar power systems to reach a better performance and therefore make more yield. The monitoring systems operate across the field level, automation level and management level. Moreover the products ensure a seamless integration of renewable energy sources into the grid. In 2011 iPLON expanded its operations to India where there is a significant potential for the growth of solar PV plants in the future. In a short time, the company has established its strong presence in Gujarat and Rajasthan, including the Asia’s biggest solar park in Charanka.