Iberdrola Renovables Sonora Solar PV Park is a 136.6MW solar PV power project. It is located in Sonora, Mexico. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2017 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in December 2018.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Solar PV | 136.6 | 136.6 | – | Active | Sonora, Mexico | Iberdrola Renovables Energia |
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Iberdrola Renovables Energia. The company has a stake of 100%.
Iberdrola Renovables Sonora Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 305 hectares.
The project generates 175.2GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 100,000 households, offsetting 110,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $135m.
The project consists of 389,580 modules.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 2017 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in December 2018.
Contractors Involved
Iberdrola Ingenieria y Construccion SAU was selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.
Power Electronics Espana supplied its HEC V1500 inverters to the project site.
The project is utilising horizontal single axis trackers supplied by STI Norland.
About Iberdrola Renovables Energia
Iberdrola Renovables Energia SA (Iberdrola Renovables), a subsidiary of Iberdrola SA, is an electric power generation company. It generates power by utilizing various renewable energy sources include solar power, photovoltaic energy, wind energy, hydro-electric energy. The company offers a wide range of services include engineering, development, construction, operation, maintenance, and sale of clean energy-based power plants, and also offers environmental studies, technical and financial consultancy services. Iberdrola Renovables also provides biomass production, production, processing, and commercialization of biofuels and their by-products. The company operates in Spain, Romania, Hungary, Estonia, the US, the UK, Greece, France, and Poland and has investments in Germany, Portugal, and Brazil. Iberdrola Renovables is headquartered in Valencia, Spain.
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