La Pimienta photo voltaic plant
Picture: Atlas Renewable Power
From pv journal Mexico
US developer Atlas Renewable Power has switched on a 300 MW solar energy plant in Campeche, Mexico. The $340 million La Pimienta photo voltaic venture will promote electrical energy to Mexican state-owned energy utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) beneath a 15-year energy buy settlement.
“La Pimienta consists of greater than one million photo voltaic panels, that are unfold throughout 651 hectares,” the corporate stated in an announcement, including the photo voltaic park is presently Mexico’s second largest operational PV facility. “La Pimienta represents the primary large-scale photo voltaic renewable vitality funding in Campeche, with the participation of high-caliber establishments together with the Interamerican Improvement Financial institution (IDB), Nationwide Financial institution of Public Works and Companies (Banobras), MUFG Financial institution, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) and Société Générale.”
The nation’s largest operational PV plant is the Villanueva venture consisting of the Villanueva I (427 MW) and Villanueva III (327 MW) amenities. It’s positioned within the Mexican state of Coahuila and is a part of the 1 GW capability allotment that Enel received in Mexico’s first vitality public sale, which was held in 2016.
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