Beirut Solar Street Light Project

In 2022, Dongguan GERITEL Electrical Co., Ltd. successfully cooperated with a local engineering company in Beirut, Lebanon, to provide high-quality wire solutions for the city’s urban solar street light renovation project. As a key part of Beirut’s efforts to improve urban public safety and promote renewable energy utilization amid the local energy crisis, this project covers 8 main urban roads and 3 residential communities in Beirut, involving the installation and renovation of 420 solar street lights. Our team accurately grasped the customer’s core needs and pain points, and provided customized solutions with solar cable, H07V-U and H07RN-F wires, which not only ensured the smooth progress of the project but also won high recognition from the customer. This case details how we helped the customer solve practical difficulties in the wire procurement process and created long-term cooperative value through our core advantages.

1. Beirut’s Solar Lighting Transformation Meets Wire Procurement Dilemmas

Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, has been facing a severe energy crisis in recent years, with only 1 to 2 hours of national grid power supply per day, and the dependence on diesel generators has increased the operation cost and environmental pressure. To improve the city’s night lighting conditions, ensure the safety of residents’ travel, and promote the application of clean energy, the local government launched a large-scale solar street light renovation project in 2022. The customer, a well-known local engineering company undertaking the project, is responsible for the overall design, procurement and construction of the solar street light system.

However, the customer encountered great difficulties in the wire procurement link, which almost delayed the project progress. First, the project required a variety of wires with different specifications, including wires for solar panel connection, internal wiring of street lights, and outdoor wiring in harsh environments, but most suppliers could not provide a complete product portfolio, requiring the customer to cooperate with multiple suppliers, which increased the procurement cost and management difficulty. Second, the local market has strict requirements on the quality and safety of wires, which must comply with international standards and obtain relevant certifications, but many suppliers’ products failed to meet the certification requirements, making it difficult for the customer to pass the project acceptance. Third, the project construction period was tight, and the customer needed to receive the goods quickly to ensure the smooth progress of the installation, but most suppliers had insufficient inventory and long delivery times, which could not meet the urgent demand. In addition, the customer was very sensitive to the procurement cost, hoping to find a supplier with competitive prices on the premise of ensuring quality and delivery speed.

After multiple comparisons and investigations, the customer finally chose Dongguan GERITEL Electrical Co., Ltd. as its exclusive wire supplier. The core reason is that we can provide a one-stop solution covering all required wire types, with sufficient inventory, competitive prices and complete international certifications, which can perfectly solve all the pain points they encountered.

2. Tailor-Made Wire Matching for Solar Street Light Projects

After in-depth communication with the customer, our team fully understood the specific requirements of the Beirut solar street light project: the wires need to adapt to the local hot and dry climate, have good UV resistance and corrosion resistance, ensure stable power transmission under long-term outdoor use, and at the same time meet the safety standards of the European market. According to these requirements, we customized a set of wire solutions, focusing on three core products: solar cable, H07V-U and H07RN-F, and matched the most suitable specifications for the project.

First, for the connection between solar panels and street light controllers, we recommended our solar cable with specifications of 2*4mm² and 2*6mm². Different from ordinary power cables, our solar cable adopts high-quality XLPO insulation material, which has excellent UV resistance and weather resistance, and can withstand the long-term irradiation of the sun in Beirut without aging or cracking. At the same time, it has good low-temperature resistance, which can adapt to the temperature changes in Beirut, ensuring stable power transmission between solar panels and controllers. We provided a total of 12,200 meters of solar cable for the project, which fully met the connection needs of 420 solar street lights.

pv cable 2x4mm

Second, for the internal wiring of solar street light poles and the wiring of control boxes, we selected H07V-U wires, which are the core products of this project. Among them, the H07V-U 1.5mm is widely used in the internal wiring of street light controllers and sensor connections. The H07V-U wire adopts high-purity solid copper conductor, with PVC insulation, rated voltage of 450/750V, and maximum continuous operating temperature of 70℃, which is very suitable for fixed installation in closed spaces such as street light poles. Compared with other similar wires, H07V-U has the advantages of easy stripping and convenient construction, which can greatly improve the installation efficiency of the construction team. In addition to the H07V-U 1.5mm, we also provided H07V-U wires of 2.5mm² and 4mm² for the project, with a total quantity of 6,320 meters, which are used for the internal power supply and signal transmission of street lights.

Third, for the outdoor wiring part exposed to the external environment , we recommended H07RN-F wires with specifications of 3*2.5mm² and 3*4mm². The H07RN-F wire is a rubber-insulated and rubber-sheathed flexible cable, which adopts Class 5 fine-stranded copper conductor, EPR insulation and CR outer sheath, with excellent oil resistance, ozone resistance and UV resistance. It can adapt to the harsh outdoor environment in Beirut, including high temperature, dust and occasional rain, and has strong mechanical strength, which is not easy to be damaged by external forces. Compared with PVC-sheathed cables, H07RN-F has better flexibility and can be easily laid in complex terrain, reducing the difficulty of construction. We provided a total of 5,300 meters of H07RN-F wires for the project, ensuring the safety and stability of outdoor power transmission.

In addition, considering the customer’s cost control needs, we optimized the product configuration on the premise of ensuring quality, providing a more competitive price than other suppliers. At the same time, we informed the customer of our sufficient inventory in advance: all the required wires are in stock, and can be delivered immediately after the order is confirmed, which completely solved the customer’s worry about delayed delivery.

3. Strict Quality Control and Complete International Certifications

As a solar street light project related to urban public safety, the quality and safety of wires are crucial. The customer has extremely high requirements on the safety performance of wires, which must comply with international standards and pass relevant certifications to ensure that there will be no safety hazards such as short circuits and leakage during long-term use. Dongguan GERITEL Electrical Co., Ltd. has always taken quality as the core, and has established a strict quality control system from raw material procurement to product delivery, providing strong safety guarantee for the project.

First of all, all our wires are produced in accordance with international standards: solar cable complies with IEC 60502-1 standard and TUV certified, H07V-U complies with IEC 60227-3 and EN 50525-2-31 standards, and H07RN-F complies with DIN VDE 0285-5252-21 and EN 50525-2-21 standards. We use high-quality raw materials: the copper conductor is high-purity annealed copper, which has good electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance; the insulation and sheath materials are imported high-grade materials, which meet the environmental protection and safety requirements.

solar cable 2x4mm

Secondly, our products have obtained a full set of international certifications, including CE, RoHS, HAR, ISO 9001, etc., which are fully recognized by the Lebanese market and can smoothly pass the project acceptance. Among them, the CE certification ensures that our wires meet the safety, health and environmental protection requirements of the European Union, which is an important prerequisite for entering the Lebanese market; the RoHS certification ensures that the products do not contain harmful substances, in line with the global environmental protection trend; the ISO 9001 quality management system certification reflects our strict quality control capabilities, which makes the customer more assured of our product quality.

In addition, before delivery, we conducted strict quality inspection on each batch of wires, including electrical performance test, insulation performance test, aging test and mechanical performance test, to ensure that every meter of wire delivered to the customer meets the quality requirements. We also provided the customer with a complete set of test reports and certification documents, which laid a solid foundation for the smooth acceptance of the project.

4. Fast Response and Efficient Delivery to Ensure Project Progress

The customer’s biggest worry in the procurement process is the delivery time, because the project construction period is tight, and any delay in delivery will affect the overall progress and even lead to the customer’s breach of contract. To solve this problem, we gave full play to our advantage of sufficient inventory and efficient logistics, and achieved fast response and delivery, which won high praise from the customer.

After the customer confirmed the order and signed the contract, we started the delivery preparation work immediately. Since all the required wires were in stock, we completed the product sorting, packaging and inspection within 2 working days. In terms of logistics, we chose a professional international logistics company with rich experience in wire export, and customized the most efficient logistics route according to the customer’s needs, ensuring that the goods can be transported to Beirut as quickly as possible. During the transportation process, we kept in close contact with the logistics company and the customer, and timely fed back the transportation status of the goods, so that the customer could grasp the arrival time of the goods in real time.

Compared with other suppliers who need 15-20 days of delivery time, we completed the entire delivery process in a very short time, and the goods arrived at the project site smoothly before the scheduled time. The fast delivery not only ensured the smooth progress of the project construction, but also helped the customer avoid the risk of breach of contract, which fully reflected our service concept of putting the customer’s needs first.

5. Win-Win Cooperation and Remarkable Results

With the support of our high-quality wires and efficient services, the Beirut solar street light renovation project was completed smoothly and passed the acceptance at one time. The 420 solar street lights installed have been put into normal use, which has greatly improved the night lighting conditions of Beirut’s urban roads and residential communities, enhanced the safety of residents’ travel, and also made positive contributions to the local promotion of renewable energy and environmental protection.

From the perspective of the project effect, the wires we provided have shown excellent performance in actual use: the solar cable ensures stable power transmission between solar panels and controllers, the power generation efficiency of the solar system is significantly improved, and the annual clean energy supply of the project is expected to reach tens of thousands of kilowatt-hours, reducing a lot of diesel fuel consumption and carbon emissions; the H07V-U wires (including the H07V-U 1.5mm) have stable electrical performance, easy construction, and no quality problems such as short circuits and leakage; the H07RN-F wires have strong adaptability to the outdoor environment, and can still maintain stable performance under long-term sun irradiation and harsh weather conditions.

For the customer, our solutions not only solved their procurement dilemmas, but also brought practical benefits: the one-stop wire supply reduced their procurement cost by 15% compared with cooperating with multiple suppliers; the fast delivery ensured the project progress and avoided the risk of breach of contract; the high-quality products and complete certifications ensured the smooth acceptance of the project and improved their reputation in the local market. The customer highly recognized our product quality and service level, and said that they will take us as the preferred supplier for subsequent solar energy projects and establish long-term cooperative relations.

6. Professionalism Creates Long-Term Trust

This cooperation with the Beirut solar street light project is not only a simple transaction, but also the establishment of mutual trust and long-term cooperation between the two parties. We have always adhered to the concept of “customer-centric”, and solved the customer’s actual pain points through our professional strength and high-quality service, which has created real value for the customer.

The customer highly evaluates our performance in the whole cooperation process. They believe that our biggest advantage is the combination of “quality, price, inventory and service”: the product quality meets international standards and has complete certifications, which is reassuring; the price is more competitive than other suppliers, which helps them control the project cost; the sufficient inventory and fast delivery solve their urgent needs; the professional team can provide customized solutions and timely after-sales service, which solves their worries in the procurement and use process. The customer also said that in the process of project construction, our technical team provided timely technical guidance, helping their construction team solve the problems encountered in wire installation, which further enhanced their trust in us.

For Dongguan GERITEL Electrical Co., Ltd., this project has also accumulated valuable experience in wire export to the Middle East market, further expanding our influence in the international market. We have proved through practice that we have the strength to provide high-quality wire solutions for large-scale international projects, and can create win-win results with customers.

8. Choose GERITEL, Choose Professional and Reliable Wire Solutions

If you are undertaking solar energy projects, municipal lighting projects or other engineering projects, and are facing the pain points of difficult wire procurement, high cost, insufficient inventory, delayed delivery or unqualified quality, Dongguan GERITEL Electrical Co., Ltd. is your best choice. We have rich experience in wire export, a complete product portfolio, sufficient inventory, competitive prices and complete international certifications, which can provide you with one-stop customized wire solutions.

Our main products include solar cable, H07V-U, H07RN-F and other series of wires, which can meet the needs of different projects and different environments. We adhere to strict quality control, fast delivery and thoughtful after-sales service, and are committed to creating maximum value for every customer.

Don’t hesitate to contact us now, let us work together to promote the smooth progress of your project and achieve mutual development and win-win results!