The new infrastructure is the first of its kind in a hydrocarbon transportation terminal in Colombia. The emission of more than 5,440 tons of CO2 per year will be avoided.
Located in the Gulf of Morrosquillo, the new Coveñas Solar Park has an installed capacity of 5.56 MWp and will generate 10,000 MWh annually, the equivalent to supply electricity to 60,000 Colombian homes. The project of the French multinational GreenYellow and OCENSA (Oleoducto Central SA) has 8,500 bifacial panels that optimize the collection of solar energy.
“We are very proud to witness this milestone for Colombia, more clean energy, competitiveness and generation of opportunities for this region of the country. “This is the type of investments we seek for our territories and their communities, that develop human capabilities, with a sustainable vision and job creation,” said Carmen Caballero, president of ProColombia.
The construction of this solar park has generated more than 180 jobs for the Zenú and Afro-descendant communities of the region, strengthening the link between technological progress and local cultural roots.
“Very happy to be here at the inauguration of the solar park. It is the first time that in our municipalities Coveñas and San Antero there is a work of this magnitude. Our communities actively participated in this important project that has reached our territory,” said Fredy Méndez, indigenous authority of the Reparo council of Coveñas.
For GreenYellow, this project demonstrates that solar energy solutions can coexist and complement the hydrocarbon industry.
“Today we are demonstrating that the alliance between this industry and solar energy works for both parties: oil, gas and the environment,” said Felipe Camargo, CEO of GreenYellow Colombia.
This park will avoid the emission of more than 5,440 tons of CO2 per year, equivalent to planting more than 26,000 new trees in Colombia.
“Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities obtain a very valuable foundation on how to work in the renewable energy industry, which causes a cultural renewal in the Gulf of Morrosquillo,” Mario García, president of OCENSA, highlighted the importance of the project.
This project will not only supply energy to the Coveñas Maritime Terminal, but also to companies such as Cenit and the Colombian Oleoduct (ODC).
“Today we mark a milestone for the country with the inauguration of the Coveñas solar park, a project that demonstrates the coexistence and complementarity between the hydrocarbon sector and renewable energy,” concluded María Camila Rodríguez, Commercial Director of GreenYellow.
