Gestamp Solar has entered into a module supply contract with Trina Solar for a 42.5MW PV plant located in Marcovia, located in the Republic of Honduras of Central America.
Trina Solar will provide nearly 160,000 of its high-efficiency utility-grade PC14-310W modules for the project.
In addition, the installation will have 300 solar trackers to maximize the efficiency of the installation.
The Marcovia Solar project will be the first PV plant constructed by Gestamp Solar in the country.
The plant is expected to be operational in Q2 2015. The solar plant is projected to generate 93 GW/h each year, achieving CO2 savings of 43,000 tons.
The generated clean energy will be sufficient to power 135,000 people as well as 45,000 homes.
Last month, Trina Solar announced the launch of two new modules, a multi-crystalline Honey Plus (PC05A (II)) and a mono-crystalline Honey M Plus (DC05A (II)) to its product line.
These modules feature Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC) technology, enabling better energy production and performance even in low light environments.
Both modules offer average power outputs of 275W and 285W, respectively.
In another development, Trina Solar announced the grid connection of the 90 MW solar power plant in Toksun, Xinjiang province, China.
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The plant utilized around 300,000 of Trina Solar modules having the output of 295 Wp – 310 Wp range.
The plant will produce nearly 118 million kWh of electricity per year, nullifying 108,300 tons of carbon approximately.
Latin America is going through a renewable energy revolution.
Brazil has emerged as a wind power manufacturing hub. It is anticipated that, by 2016, Brazil will be a major wind components assembler and exclusive producer of turbines in the region.
In 2013, Latin American countries invested a total of US$16bn in renewable energy accounting for 7 percent of global clean energy investments.
Sabeena Wahid
editor@greentechlead.com