One Of Latin America’s Largest Solar Plants Inaugurated In Sonora
Oct 2, 2019 02:05 PM ET
Just a few months after the last major plant came online, another massive solar installation has opened in Sonora.
Acciona and Tuto Energy’s Puerto Libertad facility is one of the largest solar installations in Latin America. With over 1.2 million panels, the 405-megawatt plant generates enough power for over half a million Mexican homes, according to a company release.
The array, about two hours southeast of Rocky Point, will offset nearly a million tons of carbon dioxide. It would cover more than 300 soccer fields.
Sonora, which boasts some of the highest solar irradiation rates in the hemisphere, now has nearly three quarters of a gigawatt of utility-scale solar capacity, according to data from Asolmex. The 125-megawatt Orejana plant was just inaugurated in August.
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