Profiling Stand-out Renewable Energy Projects Worldwide
Located near Diego de Almagro in Chile, the PV Salvador project delivers energy to the Sistema Interconectado Central grid, where it is sold on the spot market in direct competition with traditional sources of electricity without government subsidies.
Salvador is jointly owned by Etrion, Total and Solventus Energías Renovables; the majority financing was done through non-recourse project debt from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); and it was built by SunPower on approximately 328 acres leased from the Chilean government.
Credit: @Total – Laurent Zylberman.
By the Numbers
70mw solar power capacity
160,000 SunPower modules
300 jobs created during construction
Credit: @Total – Laurent Zylberman.
