Victron Energy has listed the Inverter 12/2k5 Smart as available from September at € 650 in its Q3 2026 Euro price list, published as Pricelist 2026 Q3 Euro C1. The unit carries article number PIN122251000 and measures 509 x 219 x 125 mm1. The price is given ex VAT1.
The same list dates two further inverter lines to September: the Inverter 48/1600 VE.Direct Schuko at € 357 and the Inverter 24/1600 VE.Direct Schuko at € 357, the latter also shown against August1. The 12/2k5 Smart sits between the Inverter 12/2000 Smart at € 617 and the Inverter 12/3000 Smart at € 875 in the same table1.
"Inverter 12/2k5 Smart PIN122251000 509 x 219 x 125 √ 14 September € 650"
The list states that new products are marked, and that prices may change without notice1. It also notes that article numbers with the suffix (R) are also available in retail packaging, while those with the suffix R are available in retail packaging only1. The 12/2k5 Smart entry carries no such suffix1.
For the 12V, 24V and 48V inverters with a Schuko outlet, the list says these are also available with IEC (male plug included), UK and AU/NZ outlets, with article numbers in an appendix1. The 12/2k5 Smart is not among the VE.Direct Schuko lines that footnote covers1.
| Model | Article number | Availability | Price (ex VAT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverter 12/2k5 Smart | PIN122251000 | September | € 650 |
| Inverter 24/1600 VE.Direct Schuko | PIN242161200 | August | € 357 |
| Inverter 48/1600 VE.Direct Schuko | PIN482161200 | September | € 357 |
Why it matters for households
A 12V inverter of this size sits in the part of the market where a household runs mains appliances from a battery bank rather than from the grid. The 2k5 class is larger than the small 12/250 and 12/500 units listed at € 93 and € 150, and smaller than the 12/3000 Smart at € 8751. For a home weighing up battery-backed supply, the listed dimensions of 509 x 219 x 125 mm are the physical constraint that decides where a unit can be mounted1.
The price list does not state efficiency, idle consumption, surge rating or whether the unit can be paralleled, and none of these has been reported1. It also does not say whether the 12/2k5 Smart is a hybrid inverter with an integrated solar input; the list separates plain inverters from a section headed "INVERTERS WITH SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLER", and the 12/2k5 Smart appears in the former1. Households comparing a unit that only inverts against one that also charges a battery can read the difference between a string inverter and a hybrid inverter, and the wider solar PV picture, before deciding what a battery system needs.
The € 650 figure is ex VAT and is a list price, not a retail price, and the list warns prices may change without notice1. UK availability, UK pricing in pounds and any UK outlet variant for this model are not stated in the price list1.
What happens next
The price list gives September as the availability month for the Inverter 12/2k5 Smart, with no day specified1. No further dates for the model appear in the list1.
Sources1 cited
- Pricelist_Victron_EUR_C_2026-Q3_Web.pdf, victronenergy.com