Acciona Energía is set construct the 7.2MWp first phase of 360MWp photovoltaic plant in Chile.
The turnkey project, dubbed Pampa Camarones Solar Park is located in the Atacama desert in north Chile and is being developed by power company E-CL, a subsidiary of GDF Suez.
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The first phase will be constructed under an EPC contract, pursuant to which Acciona will carry out the design, engineering, supply, construction and start-up of the plant. The photovoltaic facility will be connected to the Sistema Interconectado del Norte Grande (SING), one of the four systems that make up the Chilean electric power grid.
Acciona Energía Chile general manager Alfredo Solar said: "We are very pleased to be working with E-CL so that Chile can take advantage of its enormous solar power potential and make progress towards the implementation of a more sustainable energy system, based on non-conventional renewables that are completely viable in sites like the one where this project is located."
The construction work on the plant will last for more than eight months and once the plant is operational, Acciona will undertake its operation and maintenance for two years.
The plant will generate around 18.1GWh of clean electricity a year and will reduce the emission of approximately 19,000 metric tons of CO2 to the atmosphere from conventional coal-fired power stations.
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By GlobalDataAcciona stated that the plant will be the first one to use photovoltaic technology that the company will build in Chile.
