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These are Imbabura, with 120 MW, and, with 60 MW of power each, Ambi, Intiyana and Urcuquí, all in the province of Imbabura, in the north of the country.
The Ecuadorian government has announced the granting, through the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAATE), of environmental licenses to four photovoltaic projects to be located in the province of Imbabura, in the north of the country, totaling 300 MW of power.
In a statement, it is described that one of the projects is the Imbabura Solar plant, with a capacity of 120 MW, located in the Ibarra canton; while the three remaining ones are planned to have 60 MW each: Ambi Solar, with 60 MW, planned in the Antonio Ante and Ibarra cantons; and the Intiyana Solar and Urcuquí Solar plants, both in the Urcuquí canton.
Environmental licenses have also reportedly been granted to two hydroelectric projects totaling 99.8 MW of capacity, planned in the canton of Gualaquiza, province of Morona Santiago, in the south of the country.
The announcement was made by Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa in the town of Ibarra, at an event also attended by the Minister of Energy and Mines, Inés María Manzano.
Minister Manzano said that the projects will create 1,920 jobs and will require an investment of 437.7 million dollars "from the private sector."
It is reported that the evaluation process for environmental licenses involved the participation of the populations of the areas to be intervened, a dialogue in which it is assured that the projects received "the support of 90% of the surrounding communities in the provinces."
Manzano also said that “Ecuador is going through a complex period marked by an energy emergency due to the water deficit, droughts, climate change and bad decisions by previous administrations.”
For his part, President Noboa referred to the fact that the projects are intended to try to solve the current situation of the electrical system, with scheduled power cuts of 10 non-consecutive hours a day, and which are announced to be reduced by two hours each week until reaching rationing of four hours at the beginning of November. |
