Bosporus II Solar PV Park is a 40MW solar PV power project. It is located in Santa Ana, El Salvador. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in March 2019.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Solar PV | 40 | 40 | – | Active | Santa Ana, El Salvador | AES El Salvador |
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Description
The project was developed by AES El Salvador. The project is co-owned by AES El Salvador and Corporacion Multi Inversiones, with their respective ownership stake of 50% each.
Bosporus II Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 145,000 households, offsetting 70,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $64m.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in March 2019.
Contractors Involved
Isotron Chile was selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.
Jinko Solar was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company installed 176,000 modules at the site.
About AES El Salvador
AES El Salvador (AES), a subsidiary of The AES Corp is a power supply company that offers electric distribution services. The company’s services include virtual office, rental postes, pagoluz, commercial, invoice, recruitment, rights and duties, metering, scheduled interruptions, consumption simulator, and rates ongoing. It also provides requirements consulting, environmental conservation initiatives, thievery complaints and insurance services, among others. AES offers development and training of human resources, community education projects, and the implementation of electrification schemes. The company offers its electrical power to schools, homes, industry and commerce, hospitals, municipalities and departments across El Salvador. AES is headquartered in San Salvador, El Salvador
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