AES Andes SA, a subsidiary of the American power company AES Corporation, has started the operation of its 61 MWp San Fernando solar photovoltaic project located in Colombia.
The PV solar farm, consisting of 114,000 531-Wp bifacial solar panels, is built in the municipality of Castilla La Nueva in the Meta Department of Santiago. The project supplies energy to the Colombian oil company Ecopetrol SA and its subsidiary Cenit under a power purchase agreement (PPA).
The photovoltaic facility generates enough electricity to meet the demand of a town with 65,000 people and offsets up to 410,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
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August 26, 2021
MPC commences construction of 26.55 MWp Planeta Rica solar project
MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) and Akuo Energy have started the construction of Parque Solar Planeta Rica, a 26.55 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Colombia. The total investment on the Pla...
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August 20, 2021
Enel to build 37 MWp of solar for Colombian companies
The Colombian unit of Enel SpA will develop and operate 37.3 MWp of solar power for eight Colombian business' head offices. Enel-Codensa has been selected for the job following a bidding proced...
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July 14, 2021
Canadian Solar to build the 45 MW / 45 MWh battery storage project in Barranquilla
Canadian Solar Inc. (Canadian Solar) has been awarded the first utility-scale 45 MW/45 MWh battery storage project located in the city of Barranquilla, Atlántico Department, Colombia....
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July 05, 2021
Turbine starts to arrive in La Guajira for 20 MW wind project
The construction of the first large-scale wind farm in Colombia is set to start with the arrival of turbines in the municipality of Uribia in the La Guajira department. The 20 MW Guajira I...
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June 08, 2021
Isagen to build 12 MW wind project in La Guajira
Isagen SA is developing a 12 MW wind farm project in the La Guajira department of Colombia. The WESP 01 wind project will be built in the municipality of Uribia by Spanish group Elecn...
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