Peru’s energy and mines ministry approved the citizen participation plan for a 200MW solar park paired with energy storage.

Company GR Mitoconga, controlled by Madrid-based Grenergy, is behind the Ubinas project in Mariscal Nieto province, Moquegua region.

Ubinas would be the Spanish group’s first plant in Peru to include a battery energy storage system (BESS).

The plan will be used to prepare the semi-detailed environmental impact study for the photovoltaic complex, which would connect to the national grid via a 23km, 220kV line to the Montalvo substation from a new 33/220kV substation.

GR Mitoconga filed the plan request in January and may now coordinate participatory workshops and public hearings.

BESS is a pillar of Grenergy’s strategic plan, which in Latin America is led by the Oasis de Atacama development with a capacity of 11GWh of storage and 2GW of solar capacity.

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(The original version of this content was written in English)