Pica Solar PV Park is a 35MW solar PV power project. It is planned in Tarapaca, Chile. The project is currently in permitting stage. It will be developed in single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2022 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2023.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Solar PV 35 35 Permitting Tarapaca, Chile Rijn Capital Chile

Description

The project is being developed and currently owned by Rijn Capital Chile.

Pica Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project.

The project is expected to generate 89,742MWh of electricity. The project cost is expected to be around $62.089m.

The solar power project consists of 149,040 modules, each with 235W nameplate capacity.

Development Status

The project construction is expected to commence from 2022. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2023.

About Rijn Capital Chile

Rijn Capital Chile SA (Rijn Capital), is a renewable energy company. The company offers services such as project development, site selection, land acquisition, permitting, resource assessment, interconnection and transmission, project design and engineering, origination, financing, and construction and operation. It develops, acquires, builds, owns and operates a portfolio of power generation and transmission facilities in Chile. Rijn Capital’s projects comprise The San Pedro Complex, The Pica Complex and The Salado Complex, among others. The company has operations throughout Chile. Rijn Capital is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.

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