Guanizuil IIA solar plant in Argentina

The Guañizuil IIA plant, located in the Province of San Juan, Argentina, produces enough electricity to power around 80,000 households annually and avoids around 98,000 tons of carbon emissions. Ecohz has partnered with Scatec, the owner and primary operator of this power plant, to manage and market I-RECs coming from this installation. 
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Facts

Energy source: Solar
Origin: Argentina
Installed capacity: 117 MW
Annual est. production: 305 GWh
Year of commission: 2021
Owner: Scatec
Type of power plant:  Onshore

 

 

Additionality

Environmental impact: EKOenergy

Social impact: W+

Location

At the foot of the Andes, the Guanizuil IIA Project is located in the municipality of Iglesias in the north-western state of San Juan. Guanizuil IIA is Scatec’s first project in Argentina. The company is project lead in a jointly owned construction company while Equinor is providing a construction bridge loan covering 60% of the capex required for the project. The project holds a 20-year PPA with CAMMESA, the Argentinian Wholesale Power Market Administrator. The equity partner and lender for the project is Equinor.

Why Ecohz

Ecohz provides access to a comprehensive portfolio of more than 400 power plants located across six continents. This enables you to choose specific installations with distinct characteristics, including choice of technology, location, age, size, and owner profile.

Ecohz can document the origin of your energy consumption globally with Guarantees of Origin in Europe, RECs in North America and I-RECs in a select and growing number of countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Our expertise and 20 years in the industry have attracted international corporate clients including BT, Tetra Pak, Signify, Carlsberg, H&M, KBN Bank and Unilever.

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