en.Wedoany.com Reported - Two Argentine football clubs, River Plate and Sarsfield, have recently been advancing photovoltaic power generation projects at their stadiums in Buenos Aires. Sarsfield has already installed a solar power station on the roof of the José Amalfitani Stadium, while River Plate plans to deploy a larger-scale photovoltaic system on the canopy of the Monumental Stadium to reduce operating costs and meet electricity demand.
Sarsfield's project was launched in March, with the installation of 210 Trina Solar bifacial modules on the stadium roof in the Liniers district. Each module has a power output of 570 Wp, with a total DC power of 120 kWp and AC power of 100 kW. The system covers approximately 1,250 square meters and is expected to generate 176.44 MWh annually. The electricity will primarily be used for the stadium's own consumption, with any surplus fed into the grid under Argentina's distributed generation scheme. The project, implemented by Coral Energía under the Corven Group, has a construction period of about two months and is considered one of the first solar projects in Argentine Primera División stadiums.
River Plate is evaluating the installation of photovoltaic modules on the entire canopy of the Monumental Stadium as part of a renovation plan to expand capacity to 101,000. The proposal, put forward by a minority shareholder of the club, plans to install photovoltaic panels on the canopy, ancillary buildings, and parking lots. Preliminary estimates suggest the grid-connected system would generate 6,500 to 7,000 MWh annually, financed by private capital with no initial investment required from the club. It could meet 70% of the stadium's electricity demand, saving approximately $50,000 per month in energy costs. The Monumental Stadium renovation, which includes new stands and a complete roof, is set to begin this year, with an estimated duration of 36 months and an investment exceeding $100 million.
In South America, there are precedents for photovoltaic power in football stadiums: Brazil's Mineirão Stadium has had a 1.5 MW photovoltaic power station since the 2014 World Cup, integrated into its canopy with 6,000 panels.
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