Cauchari Solar Plant is a photovoltaic power station with a total power capacity of 300MW which corresponds to an annual production of approximately 660 GWh. It is located in Cauchari, Jujuy Province. At an attitude of over 4000 meters, it is the highest altitude solar power plant in the world.[1]
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| Country | Argentina |
| Location | Cauchari, Jujuy Province |
| Coordinates | 23°24′1″S 66°52′1″W / 23.40028°S 66.86694°W -66. |
| Status | Completed in 2020 |
| Construction began | 2018 |
| Commission date | 2020 |
| Construction cost | US$390 million |
| Owner | Jujuy Energía y Minería Sociedad del Estado |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 300MW |
| Annual net output | 660 GWh/yr |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Social impacts
editRepresents close ties between China & Argentina within the BRI. Furthermore, Argentina's feed-in tariffs for solar projects made it attractive to Chinese investments[2]
Environmental impacts
editReduces carbon emissions by around 325,000 tonnes.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Cauchari Solar Project, Puna plateau, Jujuy, Argentina". Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "China builds Latin America's largest solar plant". China Dialogue. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "China builds Latin America's largest solar plant". Dialogo Chino. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
External links
editInteractive scholarly application, multimodal resources mashup (publications, images, videos). Link https://engineeringhistoricalmemory.com/SilkRoad.php?vis=sat&pid=105001&cid=&prac_id=1007