PV Solar Plant
Tinogasta
IN OPERATION
Tinogasta, Tinogasta department, Catamarca province, Argentina. 1210msl.
25MW
TOTAL INSTALLED POWER
TINOGASTA I + TINOGASTA II
52.202MWh
ESTIMATED ANNUAL GENERATION
14.643 homes
CAN SUPPLY ANNUALLY
31.922tn of CO2
AVOIDED FROM BEING EMITTED ANNUALLY
56.331 barrels
OF OIL PER YEAR, ARE REPLACED EQUIVALENTLY
22,000,000
DOLLARS + VAT WAS THE TOTAL INVESTMENT IN THE PROJECT
Characteristics of the region
Source: 3Tier
REGION:
ARID
AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURES:
16.6°C
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL:
90 TO 200MM
IRRADIANCE (GHI):
235.7W/M2 (2065KWh/M2/year)
Own Land.
40 hectares
without prior exploitation.
Employment.
Around 110 people at the busiest time.
Construction Modality.
Own administration.
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Logistics.
+ 280 containers of 40 feet.
PV Modules.
73,800 modules of 72 cell monocrystalline (340/345Wp).
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Structure Type.
1 axis (solar tracking).
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Inverters and Power Transformer Stations.
6 inverter and transformation centers.
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Connection to Grid.
ET Tinogasta 132kV.
Contract Conditions
Renewable Energy Sales Contract:
CAMMESA, awarded under tender RenewAr 1.5
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Term:
20 years
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Nominal Price:
US$51.9
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Commercial Enablement Date:
September 2018