Cauchari Solar Plant

Cauchari Solar Plant
Country	Argentina
Location	Cauchari, Jujuy Province
Coordinates	24°05′42″S66°43′25″W / 24.0950°S 66.7237°W / -24.0950; -66.7237
Status	Completed in 2020
Construction began	2018
Commission date	2020 (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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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]

Social impacts

Represents 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

Reduces carbon emissions by around 325,000 tonnes. ^[3]

References

1. "Cauchari Solar Project, Puna plateau, Jujuy, Argentina" . Retrieved 2021-03-16.
2. "China builds Latin America's largest solar plant". China Dialogue. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
3. "China builds Latin America's largest solar plant". Dialogo Chino. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2021-03-16.

External links

Interactive scholarly application, multimodal resources mashup (publications, images, videos). Link https://engineeringhistoricalmemory.com/SilkRoad.php?vis=sat&pid=105001&cid=&prac_id=1007