Enel Green Power Begins Construction Of 254 MW Brazil Solar Plant

The renewable energy unit of Italy’s biggest utility company, Enel Green Power (EGP) has announced that it has begun construction on a 254 MW solar farm in Brazil’s Bahia state. The Ituverava solar farm is scheduled for completion by the end of 2017, and will be completed at a cost of $400 million, the Italian developer said. EGP has so far won 553 MW of 20-year solar development contracts under Brazil’s auction process held in August. Support for the Ituverava solar farm comes via a 20-year PPA with Brazil’s Chamber of Commercialization of Electric Energy, or CCEE.