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Growatt SPE 12000 ES 12kW Single-Phase Hybrid Inverter

Twelve kilowatts on a single phase: correct for townhouses and apartments, wrong for a three-phase villa.

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AED 3,391

Typical Maxima Solar (maxima.solar, Dubai, UAE) price for the device, checked 19 Jul 2026. See the listing Installation is quoted separately after we check your property.

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Overview

What it is and where it fits

A single-phase inverter, and that fact decides whether it is right for you before any other specification matters. On a townhouse, an apartment or a smaller connection supplied at 230V single phase, 12kW and a 48V battery bus at AED 3,391 is strong value. On a standard Dubai villa fed at 400V three phase, it will not commission and should not be quoted. That is worth stating plainly because single-phase inverters are cheap per kilowatt and turn up in villa quotations regularly, where they either get returned or get installed badly. Check the incoming supply before anything else. Where it does apply, it is a capable grid-interactive hybrid: 12kW of output, a 48V low-voltage battery bus that pairs with Pylontech and the wider rack battery market, and the ability to run a battery bank for backup or self-consumption. For an apartment or townhouse owner who cannot go through Shams Dubai anyway, either because the property is leased or because the roof is not theirs to build on, this is the inverter for an off-grid or partially-backed-up system that sidesteps DEWA entirely. For a villa, take the Growatt WIT 15K-HU or the Deye SUN-30K instead.

  • Low cost per kilowatt for a single-phase property
  • 48V battery bus works with Pylontech and other rack batteries
  • A published AED price rather than a quotation
  • Suits off-grid and backup builds that never touch the DEWA process
Technical

Specifications

Model SPE 12000 ES

Rated power12kW
PhaseSingle phase. Not compatible with a 400V three-phase villa supply
Battery bus voltage48V, low-voltage architecture
TypeGrid-interactive hybrid inverter
Suited toTownhouses, apartments and smaller single-phase connections
UAE availabilityIn stock through Maxima Solar's Dubai storefront
In Dubai homes

What to check before you order

Establish the phase configuration before this inverter is considered. Most Dubai villas are supplied at 400V three phase, and a single-phase unit will not commission on that supply, so this model belongs on townhouses, apartments and smaller connections at 230V single phase. Get that wrong and the hardware goes back. AED 3,391 is the live ex-VAT checkout price at Maxima Solar in Dubai. The properties this inverter suits are frequently the ones that cannot use Shams Dubai in the first place: net metering requires freehold ownership and a DEWA-enrolled contractor, and an apartment resident or a tenant has neither the title nor the roof. That is not a dead end, it is a different project. A 48V battery bank charged from a modest array or from off-peak grid supply gives backup and load shifting without any DEWA application, and this inverter is a cheap way in. For a villa, move up to a three-phase model.

Growatt in the UAE. The most retail-visible hybrid inverter brand in the UAE, carried by solar storefronts that publish prices across single and three phase.

Answers

Questions about the Growatt SPE 12000 ES 12kW Single-Phase Hybrid Inverter

Can I use this on my villa if I only want to back up a few circuits?
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Only if those circuits are separated onto their own single-phase board and the inverter is not asked to work with the three-phase supply. That is a real design, not a fudge, and it needs drawing properly. Bolting a single-phase inverter onto a 400V three-phase villa supply is not a workaround and it will not commission.
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How do I check whether my property is single phase?
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Look at the main distribution board. One live conductor and a neutral coming in is single phase at 230V. Three lives and a neutral is three phase at 400V. Apartments and many townhouses are single phase, most villas are three. A photo of the board settles it before anything is ordered.
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I rent my apartment. Is solar possible at all?
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Grid-tied net metering is not, because Shams Dubai requires the freehold owner to apply and a DEWA-enrolled contractor to connect. Battery backup and off-grid storage are, because they involve no DEWA interconnection and nothing permanent on a roof you do not own. That is the honest route for tenants, and it is a real one rather than a consolation.
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Installation

Fitted and configured by our Dubai team

We supply this as part of a working system rather than as a box. That means checking it suits your property first, fitting it properly, setting up the automations that make it useful, and showing your household how it works.

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