Colombia's PV project pipe reaches 8.8 GW

• According to the Mining and also Energy Planning Unit (UPME), there are currently 385 projects completing 15 GW at various stages of advancement, consisting of 4 biomass, 17 wind, 93 hydro, 271 solar as well as 7 thermal.

Colombia's Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) has released in-depth information on projects under development of sustainable sources in Colombia as of July 31 of this year.

According to the government agency, there are presently 385 projects completing 15 GW at various stages of advancement, consisting of 4 biomass, 17 wind, 93 hydro, 271 solar and also 7 thermal.

The 271 photovoltaic projects presently being prepared, developed or integrated in the nation have a combined capability of 8,855 MW. Of those, 54 were launched in 2018, 159 last year as well as 58 up until now in 2020.

By power range, 99 projects are less than 1 MW; 69 are in between 1 and also 10 MW; 41 between 10 as well as 20 MW; 10 in between 20 as well as 50 MW; 26 in between 50 and also 100 MW; and also 26 are greater than 100 MW.

The largest variety of projects, 39, is concentrated in the department of Valle, adhered to by Santander, with 23.

The Ministry of Mines as well as Energy announced this week that from 2018 to 2022, Colombia will certainly enhance its installed solar and also wind capability 50 times: the nation will go from having less than 50 MW in 2018 to more than 2,500 MW in 2022.