Cauchari 300MW photovoltaic power plants

Overview:

• Cauchari 300MW photovoltaic power plants
• The province of Jujuy won a concession to develop three 100MW Cauchari photovoltaic power plants at Argentina's October 2016 renewable energy auction.
• This was part of the Renovar program, launched by President Macri.
• Jujuy Energy and Mining State Society, or JEMSE, is developing the project. Talesun Energy worked with JEMSE to finance the project. An October 2016 RechargeNews article reported that Powerchina and Shanghai Electric were also working with JEMSE.
• In February 2017, the government of Jujuy signed an agreement with Enel Green Power Argentina, to develop a fourth plant, which would expand the capacity of the project to 400 MW.
• At time of press, the counsel to the concessionaire could not be disclosed.

Rani Mehta - Journalist