Key Takeaways
- Arctech secured 425 MW of new utility-scale solar tracker projects across Central Asia.
- The projects include a 325 MW SkyLine II project in Kyrgyzstan and a 100 MW SkyLine II project in Kazakhstan.
- Both sites face frost-heave soils and complex terrain that complicate foundation design.
- Arctech applied site-specific engineering and foundation checks to match its trackers to local ground conditions.
- The company has delivered more than 3.5 GW of tracking and mounting systems in the region to date.
Central Asia has handed Arctech another 425 megawatts of solar tracker business, reinforcing the company’s foothold in one of the world’s fastest-growing renewable energy markets. Two utility-scale projects, one in Kyrgyzstan and one in Kazakhstan, will run on the company’s SkyLine II system.
Arctech Adds 425 MW in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan accounts for the bigger of the two awards at 325 MW, while Kazakhstan brings 100 MW. Both projects will run on Arctech’s SkyLine II tracking technology, which tilts panels to follow the sun and lift energy output. These awards build on a pipeline that has already established Central Asia as one of the company’s core markets.
By moving panels throughout the day to track the sun more directly, solar trackers can boost a plant’s output relative to fixed-tilt mounting. On large utility-scale sites, that extra yield counts for the most, since even small per-panel gains compound across hundreds of megawatts and sharpen a project’s economics.
Engineering for Frost-Heave Soils and Complex Terrain
Ground conditions at both sites are far from straightforward. In Kyrgyzstan, frost-heave soils, gravel patches and uneven terrain complicate foundation design as well as construction itself. Kazakhstan brings its own frost-heave soils layered over varying geology. To fit its trackers and mounts to each location, Arctech said it relied on site-specific engineering and foundation verification, while scheduling deliveries to keep construction on track.
Arctech Builds on Its Central Asia Track Record
Across Central Asia, the company has now installed more than 3.5 gigawatts of tracking and mounting systems, a total that includes over 700 MW in Kyrgyzstan and more than 900 MW in Kazakhstan. As both countries work to expand renewable capacity and update aging grids, these new contracts extend an already substantial track record. Timelines for construction on the two projects were not made public.
Rather than developing plants itself, Arctech supplies the tracking and mounting hardware, an approach that allows it to participate in numerous projects across a region without taking ownership stakes. As governments across Central Asia push to meet rising power demand, the region has emerged as one of the more active areas for new solar development.
