en.Wedoany.com Reported - TotalEnergies Argentina has begun supplying electricity to the grid from its Quitilipi solar plant in the province of Chaco. This was announced by the company's Renewable Energy Director, Nicolás Berson, during a site visit by Chaco Governor Leandro Zdero.
Berson stated that the Quitilipi and Tres Isletas solar plants are TotalEnergies' first projects in Chaco, with a combined installed capacity exceeding 40 MW. The progress was noted by the governor as the plant began delivering its first electricity to the grid. According to information released during the visit, the Quitilipi plant covers approximately 24 hectares and will install 27,552 solar panels, 60 inverters, and two transformer stations of 9 MW each. The plant has an installed capacity of 18 MW and a grid injection capacity of 15 MW, sufficient to meet the electricity needs of approximately 14,000 households.
Project manager Jorge Quiroga noted that after seven months of construction, significant progress has been made. The construction phase provided employment for around 300 local workers. The plant was approved by Argentina's Energy Secretariat (Secretaría de Energía) in March this year, joining the Wholesale Electricity Market (MEM) as a generating entity under Resolution No. 65/2026. In April, the National Electricity Regulatory Agency (ENRE) published the transmission capacity access application submitted by PV La Perla company for the project.
In May, ENRE approved the access applications for two solar projects by PV La Perla in Chaco province—the 15 MW Quitilipi plant and the 20 MW Tres Isletas plant. The two projects total 35 MW and connect to the Argentine Interconnected Electricity System (SADI) via infrastructure operated by Secheep. Secheep operates as an Additional Transmission Technical Function Service Provider (PAFTT) for this project. For the Quitilipi plant, the regulator stipulated that PV La Perla must meet the technical conditions set by Secheep and CAMMESA before final grid connection could be achieved.
