Ecuador kicks-off 60 MW solar tender
- The government is seeking proposals for 200 MW of renewable energy capacity including two 30 MW solar parks to be built in either Santa Elena or Guaya provinces.
Ecuador's Ministry of Energy and also Non-Renewable Natural Resources is tendering for 200 MW of renewable energy generation capacity.
The federal government is seeking proposals for 2 30 MW solar energy tasks as part of the procurement exercise. The Engunga 1 and also Tugaduaja 1 solar projects will be created in either Santa Elena or Guaya provinces and also interested developers can participate in a pre-feasibility research study.
The tidy energy facilities will certainly be constructed under Ecuador's exclusive investment stimulus plan, which includes an exception from currency discharge tax as well as a 12-year exoneration from revenue tax-- 8 years if in Quito or Guayaquil.
The International Renewable Energy Agency estimates Ecuador had 28 MW of solar capability at the end of 2019, most of it in the form of a 24 MW solar park tendered in 2013. Some 4.4 GW of hydropower generation accounts for more than half the nation's 8.2 GW power ability, with thermal power plants providing 2.4 GW.
