Yingli Green Energy supplies modules to Bolivia's first solar power plant
Yingli Green Energy supplies modules to Bolivia's first solar power plant
EBR Staff Writer
Published 14 November 2014
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company's (YGE) (Yingli Green Energy) subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Spain (Yingli Spain) has supplied over 5MW of solar panels for Bolivia's first solar power plant.
Isotron, a subsidiary of the energy company Isastur and a leading global PV project developer and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services provider, installed more than 17,000 solar panels in the 5 MW project, which is Bolvia's largest solar project and the world's largest storage-equipped hybrid PV-diesel project.
As Bolivia's first and largest solar power plant, the 5 MW system is expected to deliver clean energy to more than 49,000 people. It occupies 15 hectares (Ha) of land near the remote city of Cobija in the state of Pando, which has relied on diesel power generation because it is not connected to Bolivia's national utility grid.
EGSA (Empresa Electrica de Guaracachi S.A), a subsidiary of ENDE (Empresa Nacional de Electricidad), carried out preliminary studies and basic engineering for the project.
The new solar power system incorporates both battery storage and diesel generation to ensure continuous access to electricity. It is expected to generate 7,500 megawatt-hours (MWh) of clean power each year, meeting approximately 50% of regional demand.
The power plant will offset more than 1.9 million liters of diesel fuel, which will result in significant energy cost savings for the Bolivian government.
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