Acciona has announced plans to build a 225MW photovoltaic plant in Peru for Kallpa Generación, a Peruvian electricity company.

The plant, located in La Joya, Arequipa covers an area of 549 hectares. It will feature 371,040 high-performance bifacial panels equipped with advanced technology.

The solar farm will produce 611 gigawatt hours (GWh) of clean energy annually, equivalent to the energy consumption of 547,000 households, and prevent 215,000t of CO₂ emissions each year.

The project will be connected to the Peruvian power grid at the 220kV San José substation.

ACCIONA will execute the project under a turnkey or full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, showcasing its expertise in large-scale photovoltaic installations.

ACCIONA has installed 2,952MW of photovoltaic capacity in nine countries. Notable projects include the 1,054MW Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park in Dubai and the 246MWp El Romero solar plant in Chile.

The company has a strong presence in Peru’s infrastructure market, active since 1998. It has undertaken key projects such as the Lima peripheral ring road and the Daniel Alcides Carrión hospital.

ACCIONA has also been involved in electricity transmission, acquiring Darby International Capital’s high-voltage transmission line business for €220m ($240.48m), enhancing its portfolio with 1,200km of power lines.

Through a consortium, ACCIONA was recently awarded three power transmission concession projects by the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines.

The projects include more than 400km of transmission lines and six new substations, with an investment of $337m, benefiting more than one million residents in southern Peru.

ACCIONA’s previous projects in Peru include the 131.1MW San Juan de Marcona wind farm in Ica, its first project in the country.

In a related development, ACCIONA Energía recently announced that it has agreed to sell its 626MW hydroelectric portfolio to Endesa in Spain.

The deal, worth €1bn, pertains to the sale of Corporación Acciona Hidráulica. It will close in the first half of 2025, subject to antitrust and foreign investment approvals.