Sociedad Agrícola y Servicios Isla de Pascua (Sasipa), a state-owned multi-service utility on Chile’s Easter Island, has issued a call for expressions of interest (EOI), seeking to identify potential participants in a project for the construction of a 2.994-MW solar photovoltaic plant with a battery energy storage system (BESS) of at least 2 MWh.
The remote Chilean island, locally known as Rapa Nui, relies on hydrocarbons for 99% of its energy, with solar accounting for the remaining 1%. The utility is now looking to dilute the fossil fuel share by having a new solar-plus-storage system integrated with an existing thermal power plant it operates. The project will be located at an already permitted site near Mataveri International Airport and close to the Mataveri thermal power plant. The island's current medium voltage is 6.6 kV, but there are plans to upgrade to 13.2 kV in the future, so the solar-plus-storage system has to be compatible with this transition.
The winning bidder will be awarded a contract to design, build, monitor and maintain the solar plant and the BESS. The maintenance period will last for 24 months. The EOI submission deadline is September 22, 2024. Additional details regarding this tender can be accessed through our Business Opportunity page here.
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