Solar Plants in Colombia Provide Light to 40,000 Homes. Grenergy inaugurates three solar plants in Tolima. These parks will provide clean energy to 40,000 homes and save 26,000 tons of CO2 per year.
The Spanish company Grenergy inaugurated three solar plants in the department of Colima: Cerritos, La Medina and Los Caballeros will generate enough energy to supply electricity to 40,000 homes and save 26,000 tons of CO2 per year, reports El Colombiano.
These photovoltaic plants are part of a group of 37 MWp generation projects that will produce a total of 69 GWh per year of renewable electricity.
The inauguration ceremony of the parks was attended by the Spanish ambassador to Colombia, Joaquín de Arístegui, who was be accompanied by David Ruiz de Andrés, CEO of Grenergy, as well as other authorities.
Solar Plants in Colombia Provide Light to 40,000 Homes
“The presence of the minister at this event supports the commitment of the Colombian Government to achieve the energy transition by promoting renewable energy. The Executive is accompanied in this commitment by Grenergy, which currently has 72 MWp of solar projects in operation and more than 1 GW in development,” the company stated.
Grenergy’s first renewable project in the country was Tucanes, located in Santa Rosa de Lima (Bolívar), which was inaugurated last year and has 23,744 solar panels and a capacity of 12 MWp.
The renewable plan of the Spanish company in Colombia includes a series of photovoltaic initiatives to be developed in the departments of Bolívar, Córdoba, Tolima and Santander, and that will have a total investment of US$700 million and the generation of around 700 jobs.
The company is consolidating its position in a country where it has 72 MW in operation and more than 1 GW that is under development. pic.twitter.com/AIvhdWvzkS
— Grenergy Renovables (@Grenergy_eu) February 3, 2023
Opening Ceremony
Accompanied by the Minister of Mines, Irene Vélez, the CEO of Grenergy, David Ruiz de Andrés held the opening ceremony for the three solar plants in Cerritos, La Medina and Los Caballeros in the central department of Tolima.
“The entry into operation of these three projects is great news for the country and represents progress in the Government’s strategy to combat climate change and the just energy transition in Colombia,” said Minister of Mines, Irene Vélez.
It is about “a group of 37 MW generation projects that will produce a total of 69 GWh per year of renewable electricity,” the Spanish company reported in a statement, where it specified that the commercialization of said energy is “guaranteed” by an agreement of long-term sale with the Colombian energy company Celsia.
“Grenergy is strongly committed to developing this strategy in Colombia, a country where it already operates 72 MW of solar plants and has more than 1 GW under development,” said the company.
Ruiz de Andrés asserted that “the construction of our solar parks in Tolima confirms our commitment to accelerate the future of the fair and sustainable energy transition in a country as diverse and as rich in natural resources as Colombia.”
During the construction phase of these photovoltaic plants, a total of 426 jobs were generated, of which 70% corresponded to local labor and 15% to women from the area.
After this inauguration, the firm has a global portfolio of 5 GW of solar and wind projects in Latin America, and just over 1 GWh of storage projects in countries including Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru.
Colombia operates 72 MW of solar plants and has more than 1 GW under development.
For Irene Vélez, Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia, “the entry into operation of these three projects is great news for the country and represents progress in the Government’s strategy to combat climate change and the energy transition in Colombia, intensifying the participation of clean energy sources in the energy matrix.”
“The construction of our solar parks in Tolima confirms our commitment to accelerate the future of the fair and sustainable energy transition in a country as diverse and as rich in natural resources as Colombia. With this group of projects we continue to confirm our confidence and the great potential that we see in the Colombian market that has welcomed us so well,” highlighted the CEO of Grenergy, David Ruiz de André.
About Grenergy Renewables
Grenergy Renovables is a Spanish company created in 2007, an independent producer of energy from renewable sources, mainly wind and photovoltaic, which has been listed on the Spanish stock market since 2015. Its business model covers all phases of the project, from development, through the construction and financial structuring to the operation and maintenance of the plants. The company has a global pipeline of more than 13 GW in various stages of development in the ten countries where it operates in the European (Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland and United Kingdom), North American (United States) and Latin American (Chile, Peru, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia).
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