PV Solar Plant
Cañada Honda
Cañada Honda, department of Sarmiento, San Juan province, Argentina. 601 masl.
Features
18MW
TOTAL INSTALLED POWER
34.572MWh
ESTIMATED ANNUAL GENERATION
9.698 homes
CAN SUPPLY ANNUALLY
21.141tn of CO2
PER YEAR ARE STOPPED FROM BEING EMITTED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE
37.307 barrels
OF OIL PER YEAR, ARE REPLACED EQUIVALENTLY
23,800,000
DOLLARS + VAT WAS THE TOTAL INVESTMENT IN THE PROJECT
Characteristics of the region
Source: 3Tier
REGION:
ARID
AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURES:
17.7°C
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL:
100 TO 200MM
IRRADIANCE (GHI):
184.1W/M2 (2065KWh/M2/year)
Own Land.
23 hectares
without prior exploitation.
Employment.
Around 80 people at the busiest time.
Construction Modality.
Own administration - EPC - Elecnor.
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Logistics.
+ 180 containers of 40 feet.
PV Modules.
33,300 modules mono and polycrystalline.
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Structure Type.
1 axis solar tracking and fixed tables at 28°.
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Inverters and Power Transformer Stations.
7 inverter and transformation centers.
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Connection to Grid.
TS Cañadita 33kV.
Contract Conditions
Renewable Energy Sales Contract:
GENREN
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Term:
15 years
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Nominal Price:
Cañada Honda I: U$S 596.55 / MWh.
Cañada Honda II: U$S 579.15 / MWh. Chimbera: U$S 579.84 / MWh
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Commercial Enablement Date:
June 2012