Acquired by Yinson Renewables earlier this yr, the mission is anticipated to achieve an annual manufacturing capability of 260 GWh.
The Malaysian-based vitality firm Yinson Renewables introduced the entry into the total operational part of the 97 MW Matarani photo voltaic plant, positioned within the division of Arequipa, after the beginning of vitality export and gross sales in July.
Matarani is positioned within the Mollendo desert – one of many areas with the very best photo voltaic radiation on the planet – and is presently the third largest renewable vitality facility in Peru, together with photo voltaic and wind. It is anticipated to have an annual manufacturing capability of 260 GWh.
Yinson Renewables acquired the mission from Grenergy Renewables in January 2024, based mostly on a turnkey contract for the development of the plant, for $91 million.
For the corporate, this is without doubt one of the two tasks it has within the nation, together with the 130 MWp Majes mission, the primary part of which is anticipated to be prepared for development by the tip of 2024. Yinson Renewables, a part of the Yinson Holding Berhad group , is the mission’s funding companion with Verano Energy. Yinson and Verano agreed in 2021 to create a portfolio of greater than 800 MW of photovoltaic vitality in Chile, Colombia and Peru.
Matarani has a long-term energy buy settlement (PPA) with Orygen, Peru’s main renewable vitality generator, whose majority shareholder is world sustainable infrastructure funding fund Actis.
It needs to be famous that the PPA in query was truly agreed by the earlier proprietor of the mission, the Spanish firm Grenergy, along with Enel Generación Perú in an settlement made in September of final yr involving a complete of two.7 TWh to be delivered in a interval. in 15 years.
In May of this yr it was recognized that Actis acquired Enel Generación Perú’s portfolio of two.2 GW, of which 260 MW are photovoltaic, together with agreements made.
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