Lavras Solar PV Park I is a 28.944MW solar PV power project. It is planned in Ceara, Brazil. The project is currently in financed stage. It will be developed in single phase. Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in 2022.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Solar PV 28.944 28.944 Financed Ceara, Brazil Canadian Solar; Lavras 1 Solar Energias Renovaveis; Lavras Geracao de Energia Eletrica

Description

The project is being developed and currently owned by Canadian Solar, Lavras 1 Solar Energias Renovaveis and Lavras Geracao de Energia Eletrica. The company’s ownership stake in the project stands as 80%, 19.99% and 0.01% respectively.

Lavras Solar PV Park I is a ground-mounted solar project.

The project cost is expected to be around $32.127m.

Development Status

Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in 2022.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project will be sold to Camara de Comercializacao de Energia Eletrica under a power purchase agreement. The power will be sold at the rate of $0.029kWh for a period of 20 years. The capacity to be procured is 24MW.

Contractors Involved

Canadian Solar and Nebras Power QPSC are expected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.

Canadian Solar will be the supplier of PV modules for the solar power project.

About Canadian Solar

Canadian Solar Inc (Canadian Solar) is a provider of solar energy solutions. The company designs, develops and manufactures solar ingots, wafers, modules, cells, and other solar power products. Its broad range of solar modules find application in residential, commercial and industrial solar power generation systems; and specialty solar products include customized solar modules that customers incorporate into their own products such as portable solar home systems. Canadian Solar serves distributors, project developers, system integrators and installers and EPC companies across Asia, America, Europe and other regions. It has manufacturing facilities in China, Taiwan, Canada, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia, and offices across the world. Canadian Solar is headquartered in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

About Lavras 1 Solar Energias Renovaveis

Lavras 1 Solar Energias Renovaveis SA (Lavras 1 Solar Energias) focuses on generation, procurement,distribution and production of power from renewable energy. The company is headquartered in Brazil.

About Lavras Geracao de Energia Eletrica

Lavras Geracao de Energia Eletrica Ltda (Lavras Geracao de Energia Eletrica) generates electricity using various sources of energy including thermal, natural gas fired CCPPs and natural gas. The company is headquartered in Brazil.

Methodology

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