This solar plant in the municipality of Nindirí, in the department of Masaya, will have a capacity of 70 megawatts to power the pumping systems of the Nicaraguan Water and Sewerage Company (Enacal) and improve drinking water services to the population.

During the official inauguration of the plant’s construction works, the company’s executive president, Ervin Barreda, said that the project will cover an area of approximately 187 blocks (more than 130 hectares).

Among other components, 112,700 solar panels, 200 inverters, 20 transformers, and a 230-kilovolt electrical substation will be installed, which will be connected to the national electricity transmission grid.

“The plant will be able to generate about 140,000 MW per year, which represents approximately 40 percent of Enacal’s energy consumption in its pumping system,” Barreda said.

The official added that Enesolar-3, along with two other projects under construction, is becoming the main strategy promoted by the Executive for the sustainability of existing water and sanitation services in the country.

The Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Bruno Gallardo, also spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony, reporting that the project will involve an investment of $83 million financed by China.

“We are very satisfied with the achievements we have made in our friendly and unconditional cooperation, these projects are a small example of the collaborations we have been promoting in other areas,” explained Cheng Xi, China’s ambassador to Nicaragua.

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