El Quemado Solar Park

The “El Quemado 1” Photovoltaic Solar Park will be located in the department of Las Heras, province of Mendoza, 53 km from the capital city, and 13 km from the town of Jocolí. The project developed together with EMESA (Mendoza energy company) is located in an area of ​​high radiation and is estimated to have a capacity factor of 31.4%. In this first stage, it will have more than 330,000 state-of-the-art bifacial panels, installed on an area of ​​350 hectares. The installed power will be 200 MW, which is equivalent to the energy used by more than 180,000 homes and will avoid the emission of more than 298,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year. Its start-up is expected for the first quarter of 2026, with a construction period of 18 months and an estimated investment of USD 170 million in the first stage.