Enel signs PPA for 486.7 MW Solar PV complex in Colombia
Bavaria AB InBev and Enel Colombia have signed a 15-year long term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the output of the Guayepo I & II solar project located in Ponedera, Atlantico, Colombia.
Under the agreement, Enel will supply 250 GWh/year of renewable energy to seven breweries, two malting plants and a labeling plant located in different cities across the country, starting in February 2024.
The 486.7 MWDC solar complex consists of two Phases and features over 820,600 interconnected solar panels that generate more than 1 TWh/year of energy. This first phase (Guayepo I) will have an installed capacity of 221 MWDC, of which 50%, or around 250 GWh/year will be dedicated to supplying the brewery.
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July 28, 2022
Enel starts construction of 486.7 MW solar project in Colombia
Enel Green Power has started work on the 487 MW Guayepo I and II solar PV project in northern Colombia.
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January 07, 2022
Enel Green Power begins construction of 187 MW solar project in Colombia
Enel Green Power Colombia has installed the first solar panel of La Loma, the largest solar park under construction in Colombia.
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October 02, 2019
Construction progress of 2.4 GW hydro project in Colombia
Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), the project company for 2,4 GW Ituango hydropower project in Antioquia, Colombia, has announced that the project is still viable and published the project progress information.
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August 08, 2019
Project cost increase of Colombia´s largest hydroelectric plant
2,4 GW Ituango hydropower project might face cost overruns of more than USD 1 billion, according to a leading academic. The original budget for the project was COP 1 trillion (USD 3.5 billion), but the costs have drastically increased due to numerous construction complications.
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September 10, 2018
EPM to sell US$1 billion assets to fund 2.4 GW hydropower project
Empresas Publicas de Medellin E.S.P (EPM) has announced an asset divestment programme expected to raise between COP3.5 trillion and COP4 trillion (US$1.13 billion and US$1.29 billion) to fund the completion of the 2.4 GW Ituango hydropower project.
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