E-Quator Energy project, Galápagos Islands
Name of the Project
E-Quator Energy project.
Location
Galápagos Islands.
Project Owner/s
E-Quator Energy, a 50:50 between renewable-energy producer Total Eren and Ecuadorian developer Gransolar.
Project Description
The joint venture will design, develop, finance, build and operate a proposed microgrid project comprising a 14.8 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with a 40.9 MWh electricity storage capacity.
This microgrid will integrate four components:
• a 14.8 MWp solar PV solar farm, to be located on a former military air base, on Baltra Island;
• two battery energy service systems, coupled with the solar farm for a total discharge capacity of 40.9 MWh, in Baltra Island and Santa Cruz Island;
• a 44 km subtransmission line interconnecting Baltra Island and Santa Cruz Island; and
• a microgrid controller, which will operate the dispatch of all the energy generation assets in the archipelago.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Capital Expenditure
Not stated.
Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Total Eren, tel +33 140 69 0500 or email contact@total-eren.com.
Gransolar, +34 917 364 248 or email contact@gransolar.com.
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