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as up and running, the solar farm will submit some 227 GWh per year to the Colombian grid in between 2023 and also 2037, operating under a PPA. The project was

341 solar projects have actually been authorized or are under evaluation in Colombia, according to a computer registry assembled by the Mining and also Energy

intending to develop as well as run as much as 400 MW of solar PV capacity in Colombia. The new solar farm, full name Celsia Solar El Carmelo, will produce 3.7 MW

of the plant Ecoparque Solar Brisas was granted to utility firm AES Colombia, which will also supply its production output to Ecopetrol under a 15-year

down on Friday in downtown Bogotá to talk to renewable energy association SER Colombia about the nation’s first clean energy auction. The interview with

of the largest solar projects to date in Colombia has cleared a key planning hurdle as president Iván Duque promised clean energy leadership at this

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.

has signed a contract to provide 37 MW of solar trackers for three projects in Colombia's Cordoba department. The TracSmart+ 1V trackers, both single-row and

It will certainly be located in the same location where utility firm Enel Colombia is currently constructing the 486.7-MW Guayepo I & II solar farm. Special

which in Colombia additionally consists of large-size hydropower plants (HPPs) with reservoirs, produced 191.295 GWh per day usually in November, down by

today. MPCES and Akuo Energy are the equity enrollers in the project, while Colombian industrial bank BanColombia SA (NYSE: CIB) offered the financial debt

development department sold 130 MW of early-stage solar projects in Colombia this May, with Soltec claiming that even more asset turning transactions in

actually been priced estimate by the report as saying that Germany sustains Colombia in making its plan much more eco-friendly and developing the essential

in the Valle del Cauca division. The plant will certainly create power for Colombian confectionery company Colombina SA, particularly, for its sweet manufacturing

Colombia’s still-dormant solar scene is poised for a major boost under a new partnership, bringing together a European and a Latin American player. Cubico Sustainable Investments and Celsia this week unveiled plans to deploy a 400MW PV pipeline nation-wide, a significant push for a country where installed capacity sat in the double-digit-megawatt region last year. In a statement, the duo said the 400MW portfolio will be developed over the next two years. According to them, it will mark the Colombian debut for London-headquartered Cubico, which has now added a Bogotá office to existing bases in Europe, Oceania, the US, Brazil, Mexico and others. Contacted by PV Tech, Cubico said the 400MW pipeline comprises ground-mounted projects at various stages, with all “certain” to be ready-to-build soon. The plan is to deploy PV plants of “all sizes”, starting with an initial pipeline of five to 10 projects, the investor added. According to the firm, both Cubico and Celsia will be “partners at all levels” and wholly finance the 400MW portfolio by themselves, with equity funding set to reach “at least” US$100 million. Construction will be taken care of by an external EPC contractor, Cubico told this publication. For Cubico – which draws funds from Canadian pension groups OTPP and PSP to invest in global renewable plays – the Colombian move follows the completion of 350MWp Soles in Mexico, one of the top solar winners years ago of the country’s now-paralysed auction programme. Colombia plays PV catch-up as it vows to lead Latin American push The new partnership is the latest utility-scale PV proposition to see the light in Colombia this year, heralding a major solar boost for a country that was home to a 84MW market in 2018 where Brazil hosted 2.29GW and Mexico boasted 2.54GW. So far in 2019, the Andean state has marked the operational launch of its largest PV plant to date – Enel’s 86.2MW El Paso – and the proposal of even bulkier successors, including Diverxia’s 240MWp Atlántico Photovoltaic and a 100.5MW project in the country’s northeast. One of the two proponents of the new 400MW pipeline, Celsia styles itself as the developer of Colombia's first large-scale plants, twin 9.9MW arrays in Cali and Cartagena. A third 9.9MW PV project is understood to be under construction, followed by a further two developments. A PV Tech Power feature explored this year Colombia’s quest to kickstart renewable growth, a push meant to diversify a hydro-reliant, drought-vulnerable energy mix. As recently reported, current president Iván Duque is keen for the country to lead a Latin American clean energy push. The country stands now only days from its first ever large-scale renewable auction. Acciona, Canadian Solar, EDF, Enel Green Power and Trina Solar have all put projects forward for the delayed tender, which will match developers with buyers for 15-year contracts. Colombia is also thought to hold significant potential on the small-scale PV end. As Celsia explained to PV Tech earlier this year, the firm is amongst those with ambitions in the segment, with plans to deploy a 100MW small-scale portfolio of rooftop arrays and others.