5 bidders for Ecuador's solar+ storage tender

• The Conolophus project is developed to lower diesel usage on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park, in addition to the surrounding island of Baltra.

Ecuador's Ministry of Energy as well as Non-Renewable Natural Resources has shortlisted five prospective buyers in a tender for a 14.8 MW/40.9 MWh solar+storage facility introduced in June. The results of the tender will certainly be disclosed at the end of the very first quarter of 2021.

Canadian Solar Conolophus-- a system of Chinese-Canadian solar manufacturer Canadian Solar-- took part in the tender. Various other prospective buyers consisted of a Spanish-French consortium created by Gransolar and Total Eren, French renewables developer Voltalia S.A, Norwegian solar developer Scatec Solar, and also a consortium led by South Korea's Woojin Industrial Systems as well as Australian battery manufacturer EnergyFlex.

The Conolophus project is designed to lower diesel intake on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park, along with the surrounding island of Baltra. It is the 3rd project of its kind for the archipelago.

One more 1 MW project, including a 2.2 MWh battery storage space system, was revealed two years ago. The project has the financial backing of the Korean Institute of Development as well as Technology (KIAT).

One more project under the KIAT program is a PV installment with storage, constructed by Siemens on Isabela Island. The firm completed among the globe's initial 100%-renewable island power systems in October 2018. The $13 million project-- part of the government's Zero Fossil Fuels on Galapagos plan-- features more than 3,000 polycrystalline PV components from Chinese maker Trina Solar, for 952 kW of PV ability.