Enel has started construction of Guayepo I and II, the largest PV installation in Colombia.
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In its latest report on the progress of power generation projects in Colombia as of March 2024, the country’s Sub-Directorate for Electric Energy said there are 322 ongoing projects, including 233 solar power plants, which make up the largest share, followed by 46 hydropower projects; 32 wind farms, including 12 offshore and 20 onshore installations; six thermal projects; and four biomass projects.
Of this, 10,672 MW is photovoltaic, followed by 8,452 MW wind energy, 1,973.9 MW hydraulic, 672 MW thermal and 42.7 MW biomass.
Among the PV projects currently under construction, the Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) mentions Enel Colombia’s 400 MW Guayepo Photovoltaic Solar Generation Park, located in the jurisdiction of the municipalities of Ponedera and Sabanalarga in the Atlántico department.
Enel Colombia is also developing a 150 MW project, Solar La Loma, in El César.
Spain’s Solarpack (now known as Zelestra and owned by an investment vehicle from the EQT fund) is developing the 84.4 MW La Mata solar project in Ayacucho.
Trina Solar’s project development unit is in turn building the 90 MW Continua San Felipe project in Armero Guayabal; a 99 MW PV project, El Campano, in the municipality of Chinú (Córdoba); and another 99 MW in the Continua Cartago project in Valle del Cauca.
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