Puerto Peñasco Solar Project

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Other names: Penasco

Puerto Peñasco Solar Project (Central PV de Puerto Peñasco) is a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in pre-construction in Sonora, Mexico.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Puerto Peñasco Solar Project

Phase name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
1 Construction[1] 2023 (planned)[1] 120 MWac[2] PV[2] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)[3] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)[3]
2, Fase 1-2, 1B Pre-construction[2] 2023 (planned)[1] 300 MWac[2] PV[2] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)[2] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)[2]
3 Announced[1] 2026 (planned)[1] 300 MWac[1] PV[1] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)[2] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)[2]
4 Announced[1] 2028 (planned)[1] 280 MWac[1] PV[1] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)[2] Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE)[2]

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Puerto Peñasco Solar Project

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Sonora, Mexico[3] 29.0903, -110.9870 (approximate)[3]
2, Fase 1-2, 1B Hermosillo, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico[3] 29.0903, -110.9870 (approximate)[3]
3 Hermosillo, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico[3] 29.0903, -110.9870 (approximate)[3]
4 Hermosillo, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico[3] 29.0903, -110.9870 (approximate)[3]

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 https://www.pv-magazine-mexico.com/2022/06/14/central-fotovoltaica-puerto-penasco/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 https://www.pv-magazine-mexico.com/2021/11/17/estudio-de-impacto-ambiental-central-fotovoltaica-y-sistema-de-almacenamiento-puerto-penasco-etapa-i/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 https://www.pv-magazine-mexico.com/2021/07/15/la-central-de-puerto-penasco-sera-el-proyecto-fotovoltaico-mas-grande-en-america-latina-y-el-octavo-en-el-mundo/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)