en.Wedoany.com Reported - Argentine aluminum company Aluar Aluminio Argentino announced the start of construction of the Aluar Abasto photovoltaic solar park, located in the town of Abasto, La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, with an installed capacity of 24 MW. It has been approved to connect to the Argentine Wholesale Electricity Market (MEM) as a generating entity.
The project plans to install 44,550 photovoltaic modules on a 55-hectare site. Once operational, it will deliver over 55,200 MWh of renewable energy annually to the grid, equivalent to the electricity consumption of more than 20,444 households.
Aluar stated that the generated electricity can be used by other companies and projects to optimize their power supply.
In March, the Argentine Ministry of Energy approved Aluar's entry into the MEM as a generating entity for this solar park. The resolution stipulates that the plant's installed capacity is 24 MW, and it will connect to the Argentine Interconnection System (SADI) via the 33 kV busbar of the Kaiser substation under the jurisdiction of La Plata Distribution Company (EDELAP).
Prior to this approval, four solar parks in Argentina with a total capacity of nearly 60 MW had applied for transmission capacity access.
The project underwent public environmental participation in Buenos Aires Province from February 14 to March 6, 2025, after which the environmental impact study was approved by the provincial environmental authority, as confirmed in the MEM access resolution by the Argentine Ministry of Energy.
The company expects construction to be completed by December 2026.
In March 2023, it was reported that the 50 MW Aluar solar park project in Puerto Madryn, Argentina, was advancing and had entered the public hearing phase. However, in the company's recent investment plan, this project was not listed among current priority construction projects.
Aluar is also advancing the expansion of the Puerto Madryn wind farm, planning to reach a total installed capacity of 582 MW by the end of 2026 after adding 336 MW. This wind project will directly connect to Aluar's aluminum plant via its own power infrastructure.
Meanwhile, the company is processing approvals for the BESS San Fernando 13.2 kV – ALUAR energy storage station in Buenos Aires Province, a 30 MW battery system awarded in the AlmaGBA tender, serving the San Fernando node.
This article is compiled by Wedoany. All AI citations must indicate the source as "Wedoany". If there is any infringement or other issues, please notify us promptly, and we will modify or delete it accordingly. Email: news@wedoany.com
