Alto Cielo Solar PV Park is a 26.4MW solar PV power project. It is located in Artigas, Uruguay. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in March 2016.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Solar PV 26.4 26.4 Active Artigas, Uruguay Renewvia Energy; SolarPack Corporacion Tecnologica

Description

The project was developed by Renewvia Energy and SolarPack Corporacion Tecnologica. The project is currently owned by TerraForm Global Operating with a stake of 100%.

Alto Cielo Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project.

The project cost is $69.888m.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in March 2016.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas under a power purchase agreement. The power is sold at the rate of $0.111kWh for a period of 28 years.

Contractors Involved

SolarPack Corporacion Tecnologica was selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.

SolarPack Corporacion Tecnologica is the O&M contractor for the solar PV power project for a period of 15 years.

About Renewvia Energy

Renewvia Energy Corporation develops, designs, installs, owns, and manages solar power plants for commercial property owners and developers. The company is headquartered in Georgia, the US.

About SolarPack Corporacion Tecnologica

SolarPack Corporacion Tecnologica SL (SolarPack) is a Spanish based energy company specialized in Solar power generation and plant management. The company carries out development, financing, construction, operation and management of solar power projects. It offers various services including exploring and scouting plant location, negotiate lease agreements for sites, obtain permits and necessary lisences such as construction, operations and environments permits, Design legal framework, prepare the budget requirement and project financing plans, conduct research for suitable financing organizations, construction of solar photovoltaic plants, asset management, coordinate with third parties, distribution of power, trade contracts and other services. The companies power generating plants are located across Chile, Peru, Uruguay and India. SolarPack is headquartered in Getxo, Biscay, Spain

Methodology

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