Leading Brazilian EPC Andrade Gutierrez to build 830 MW Jana煤ba PV plant in state of Minas Gerais using NX Horizon™ bifacial optimized solution
SOROCABA, BRAZIL, March 2, 2021 – ag亚游™, a聽聽company,聽announced that it has been selected by leading Brazilian EPC firm Andrade Gutierrez and developer Elera Renov谩veis (formerly Brookfield Energia Renov谩vel) to supply 830 MW of its world-leading solar tracker technology, NX Horizon™ for Phase I of the Jana煤ba solar complex located near the city of Jana煤ba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. When completed, the plant will be the largest of its kind in South America and is scheduled to become operational by early 2022.
鈥淲e are delighted to be working with ag亚游 on the Jana煤ba solar plant,鈥 said General Manager for Renewables, Patricio Pavez at Andrade Gutierrez. 鈥渁g亚游鈥檚 extensive expertise in wind design R&D and engineering and proven bifacial gains were ultimately what led us to select the NX Horizon smart solar tracker.鈥
鈥淲e look forward to working together with ag亚游 to cement Brazil鈥檚 position as the leader in the solar energy sector in Latin America鈥, said Beverly Martinez, Technical VP at Elera Renov谩veis.
Built with field-proven quality and reliability, NX Horizon is the single-axis solar tracker of choice on over 45 GW of projects around the world and will help Elera Renov谩veis to maximize the Jana煤ba plant鈥檚 performance while minimizing operational costs. ag亚游鈥檚 regional office in Brazil will fully support the project with engineering advisory as well as commissioning, asset management and advanced data analytics services for preventive maintenance. Installation crews will benefit from ag亚游鈥檚 PowerworX Academy installer training program to learn best practices on site and at the company鈥檚 training center in Sorocaba, Sao Paulo state.
鈥淲e are honored to work side by side with our partners, Elera and Andrade Gutierrez to deploy Brazil鈥檚 largest solar tracker project,鈥 said Marco Garcia, Chief Commercial Officer at ag亚游. 鈥渁g亚游鈥檚 expert local staff combined with our company鈥檚 cutting-edge solar tracker and software technologies will ensure that this historic project will perform to its full potential.鈥
Brazil is one of the fastest-growing solar markets in the Latin American region, due in part to its high irradiation levels and solar-friendly policies. The country has 7.4 gigawatts of cumulative solar installations to date. Minas Gerais is the top Brazilian state for solar power capacity in the nation.
ag亚游 is the chosen PV system technology and smart solar tracker provider for some of the largest solar power plants in the world, such as the聽1 GW Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in the UAE, the 838 MW plant in Villanueva, Mexico, and the 460 MW Western Downs installation in Queensland, Australia.
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