Peru installs 195.4 MW of solar in 2024
At the end of December 2024, the country reached a cumulative installed PV capacity of 476 MW.
New method to estimate soiling losses before PV project implementation
Scientists in Peru have proposed a self-contained, deployable system that quantifies energy losses from dust accumulation on PV modules. It uses both artificial neural networks and electrical models for soiling loss prediction.
Two off-grid solar-plus-storage parks inaugurated in Peruvian Amazon
The sites, with a total 9.6 MWp generation capacity and 13.5 MWh of energy storage, were built in the Loreto department by Amazonas Energía Solar for Electro Oriente.
97 MW Matarani plant begins operation in Peru
Acquired by Yinson Renewables earlier this year, the project is expected to reach an annual production capacity of 260 GWh.
Peru records 115.5 MW of new solar in H1
Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) says the country installed 115.5 MW of new solar capacity in the first half of 2024, bringing the nation’s total installed PV capacity to around 400 MW.
Solarpack closes financing on 300 MW of solar under PPA in Peru
Solarpack has closed financing for a 300 MW solar project in Peru, marking the country’s first solar farm to sell power through a bilateral power purchase agreement (PPA).
New study claims PV industry is neglecting overirradiance issues
Overirradiance conditions may affect the operating performance of photovoltaic plants, the stability of the electrical grid, and the efficiency of inverters. A research team has warned these effects are currently not being given proper consideration by the solar industry.
Building to last in the Global South
PV initiatives should be designed to last, as several well-meaning off-grid solar projects for the developing world have floundered over the years.
Peru wants to tender 2 GW of renewables this year
Through two different auctions, the Peruvian government expects to mobilize investments of around $2 billion.
EDF builds 100 MW/100 MWh solar-plus-storage project to power world’s largest remote city
The French energy giant will build the facility near Iquitos, the largest metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon.
