From pv journal LatAm
Argentine vitality firm YPF Luz mentioned it is going to begin work subsequent month on the El Quemado I photo voltaic park in Las Heras, Mendoza.
The 305 MW undertaking has 200 MW in its first part. The provincial authorities mentioned the photo voltaic array would require an estimated $230 million funding.
“The El Quemado undertaking is a part of the 700 MW of energy during which Mendoza will develop renewable vitality era within the subsequent two years, with personal funding based mostly on the planning and initiatives carried out by Emesa and the federal government of Mendoza,” mentioned the authorities.
The first part of the El Quemado park has an put in capability of 200 MW and can embody a brand new 220 KV electrical substation on the Cruz de Piedra-San Juan line.
The undertaking is predicted to take 18 months to finish, with greater than 350 employees accessible at its peak. It is scheduled to be accessible in mid-2026.
The Executive Director of YPF Luz Martín Mandarano mentioned that the corporate can also be growing the second part, which might carry the overall capability of the park to 305 MW.
Originally developed by Emesa in 4 phases of 100 MW every, YPF Luz acquired the undertaking in 2023.
Once accomplished, the El Quemado I Photovoltaic Solar Park will carry YPF Luz’s renewable set up capability to 915 MW, including to the corporate’s present 497 MW in operation and 418 MW beneath building.
Argentina reached a cumulative put in PV capability of 1,366 MW by the top of December 2023. The nation added about 262 MW of latest photo voltaic in 2023. Developers put in 33 MW of latest PV capability in 2022, in comparison with about 300 MW in 2021.
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