[Johannesburg, South Africa, March 24, 2026] The successful launch of the Huawei FusionSolar 9.0 and
One-Fits-All 2.0 innovative solutions was held in South Africa yesterday.
Over 300 guests, including power grid companies, developers, partners, owners, consulting firms, investment
and financing institutions, industry associations, and organizations from various countries in the
Sub-Saharan Africa, attended the event to participate in this game changing industry gathering.
The event featured in-depth insights from Stellenbosch University, Absa Bank, as well as partners Green Wave
and Zutari (TA) on the latest insights and trends shaping the renewable energy industry. The event also
focused on the development prospects and innovative practices of utility-scale ground photovoltaic (PV) +
energy storage solution (ESS) plants and Commercial & Indiustrial (C&I) PV+ESS systems in Africa.
Of the solutions launched, a significant new product order signing ceremony was held at the event, resulting
in cooperation agreements for multiple key projects, and collectively promoting regional energy transition
and sustainable development.
Launch Ceremony of the Sub-Saharan Africa Innovation Initiative
New Ecosystem Strategy + New Solutions: Empowering Regional Energy Upgrades
In his welcome speech, Mr. James Tang, President of Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa, stated that in
2026, Huawei will fully promote its new ecosystem strategy, collaborating with six major categories of
partners—government/grid companies, consulting TA’s, sales partners, solution and service providers,
investment and financing entities, and industry partners; to jointly build a Digital Power Partner network
spanning over 1,000 partners. This initiative aims to deepen Huawei's presence in Africa's new energy
market, drive cross-industry integration, scenario convergence, and diversified business models through
technological innovation and commercial implementation.
Mr. James Tang, President of Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa
Mr. Jianli Li, Vice President of Huawei Digital Power's Global Utility Smart PV business, systematically
explained the company's innovative achievements and global practices in the field of smart PV and energy
storage, focusing on three key directions. First, grid-forming technology: from grid-forming energy storage
to grid-forming PV and energy storage, Huawei has consistently led the way in this technology, advancing
from initial exploration and validation to large-scale application. Second, digital technology: through AI
integration, Huawei has achieved cost reduction and efficiency improvement throughout the lifecycle of
renewable power plants. Third, safety and high quality, which are the cornerstones of the healthy
development and advancement of the PV industry. Huawei has always placed this at a strategic priority,
ensuring safety and high quality across the entire product lifecycle through organizational and process
safeguards, as well as technological innovation.
Mr. Jianli Li, Vice President of Huawei Digital Power Global Utility Smart PV
Business
At the launch event, Muhammed Seedat, Senior Solution Architect of Huawei Digital Power South Africa,
analytically introduced the new generation of FusionSolar 9.0 Smart PV Utility Smart PV Solutions, and the
One-Fits-All 2.0 Smart PV+ESS Solution for commercial and industrial applications.
Huawei's FusionSolar 9.0 Power Plant Solution achieves multiple "industry firsts" through technological
innovation: the first 1000Vac PV system, the first smart string inverter for grid forming, the first MBUS
3.0 dual-channel electronic carrier communication, and more.
These innovations deliver four core values to customers: superior investment returns, enhanced grid
performance, intelligent operation and maintenance (O&M), and class leading safety and reliability. The
flagship product, the SUN2000-506KTL Smart String Inverter (domestic model: SUN2000-460KTL), has become the
industry's first 500kW+ string inverter to achieve large-scale commercial deployment, garnering widespread
attention.
Huawei's One-Fits-All 2.0 PV+ESS+Charger solution for commercial and industrial (C&I) applications has
achieved comprehensive breakthroughs in three key dimensions: safety and reliability, quality assurance, and
return on investment. This solution effectively simplifies installation and operation processes, avoids
hidden costs, and reduces the cost per kilowatt-hour while enhancing lifecycle returns through superior
performance, thereby accelerating the transition to clean energy for all. The flagship product, the
LUNA2000-241/215 series of hybrid air and liquid intelligent cooling C&I ESS, has passed the industry's
first large-scale combustion test for C&I energy storage based on the latest UL9540A:2025 standard,
demonstrating safety and reliability, and providing high-quality energy assurance for industry users.
Mr. Muhammed Seedat, Senior Solution Architect for Huawei Digital Power South
Africa
Sub-Saharan African Partners Discuss Transformation, Huawei's PV+ESS Solution Gains Widespread
Recognition
Dr. Fred Mwaniki, a senior researcher and lecturer at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, pointed out
that grid-forming technology holds strategic significance for power grid stability in Africa. As traditional
synchronous generator units gradually phase out, new energy sources represented by PV must take on the core
responsibility of stabilizing the grid, thereby transforming grid support into a power trading service with
clear market value. In this context, quantitative assessment of system strength and proactive design of
grid-forming capabilities have become critical considerations in the planning of inverters and energy
storage systems. Empirical tests conducted in South Africa have demonstrated that grid-forming technology
offers significant advantages in frequency stability, voltage support, and harmonic suppression, providing
crucial support for power grids with high penetration of renewable energy.
Dr. Fred Mwaniki, Senior Researcher and Lecturer at Stellenbosch University, South
Africa
Ms. Shirley Webber, Managing Executive and Sector Head for Resources & Energy at Absa Bank in South Africa,
stated that South Africa is at a critical window for energy transition. To achieve the national target of
reaching an installed power generation capacity of 83 GW by 2030, South Africa needs to add approximately 30
GW of renewable energy capacity, which is expected to drive around R750 billion in investment. Webber
further pointed out that to gain an advantage in this transition process, four core competencies are
essential: a keen insight into changes in the energy market, innovative technologies to advance carbon
reduction goals, sufficient financial strength, and a stable and reliable ecosystem of partners.
Ms. Shirley Webber, Managing Executive and Sector Head for Resources & Energy at
Absa Bank
Mr. Heskin Mzungu, the Customer Director of Zutari, a leading TA company, systematically elaborated on
Zutari's positioning and vision as a top-tier TA company. Drawing on Zutari's practical experience from
multiple challenging projects in Southern Africa, he showcased the large-scale application of string
inverters and the research achievements in grid-forming technology. For instance, a 100 MW string inverter
PV power plant at a mine in South Africa is expected to help the customer save approximately R 2.5 billion
in electricity costs over 15 years. In another project under the risk mitigation IPP procurement program
(RMIPPPP) framework, a solar-plus-storage project was deployed with Huawei independently installing the
Power Conversion System (PCS), which features black start and grid-forming capabilities, effectively
enhancing the resilience of the regional power grid.
Zutari's technical team recently visited China in March 2026, and partnered with Huawei to complete key
technical testing and validation of the first grid-forming inverter, the 506KTL. The results clearly
demonstrated that compared to traditional central inverters, grid-forming string inverters exhibit superior
active power output and grid support capabilities in scenarios such as high-voltage ride-through (HVRT). The
customer expressed a commitment to further enhance joint innovation and cooperation with Huawei in
grid-forming solar-plus-storage solutions, aiming to accelerate the implementation of grid-forming
technology and green transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mr. Heskin Mzungu, Customer Director at Zutari
Mr. Arjan Bijker, CTO of EPC partner Green Wave, reviewed the in-depth collaboration journey with Huawei. He
mentioned that since Green Wave entered the C&I PV market in 2015, the company has rapidly built
comprehensive capabilities across various business application scenarios, such as peak-valley arbitrage in
energy storage systems and demand management, through collaborative innovation with Huawei.
Successful project cases in South Africa's large-scale retail and manufacturing industries have fully
validated the core value created by the partnership for customers, achieving a measured system round-trip
efficiency of up to 92.2%, a C2C-level active safety mechanism, and simplified operation and maintenance.
Additionally, leveraging Huawei's robust local service capabilities, the grid connection time for these
projects can be reduced by more than 30% compared to traditional solutions.
Mr. Arjan Bijker, Green Wave CTO
New product orders secured, accelerating the scale-up of energy transition
At the event, several partners, including ABC Solar, Solarworld, MSA, Kathea from South Africa, and PPAG
from Ghana, signed Huawei's order agreements. In the first quarter of this year alone, the orders for C&I
energy storage solutions exceeded 400 MWh. This success, where new products quickly achieved high sales
volumes, fully demonstrates the widespread recognition of Huawei's PV+ESS solutions in the regional market
and marks a deeper level of cooperation between Huawei and these partners.
Huawei's FusionSolar 9.0 and One-Fits-All 2.0 solutions are driving the energy transition in Sub-Saharan
Africa into a new phase. Leveraging long-term technological innovation, high-quality solutions, and a new
ecosystem of partners across the region, Huawei's PV+ESS solutions are accelerating their large-scale
deployment in Africa. Based on this new ecosystem cooperation model, Huawei will continue to work with
partners to build a sustainable regional energy cooperation system, providing strong support for the
implementation of future projects and helping the region achieve stable operations and clean energy
transition goals.
Solarworld Order Ceremony
Kathea Energy Order Ceremony
