The Ministry of Energy and Mining received a large amount of MW in wind and solar projects for this first Round (1) of the RenovAr Program that even the officials themselves did not expect.
The wind power offer exceeded the quota that the Nation auctioned by 578 percent: of the 600 MW that it requested, envelopes for 3468 MW were delivered.
For its part, solar power exceeded it by 945 percent: 300 MW were tendered and bids were submitted for 2834 MW.
Regarding wind power projects, the number of bids (17) in the province of Buenos Aires (1,278 MW) was surprising, exceeding the Comahue region, made up of the provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén (11 bids were submitted for 760 MW) and the Patagonia Region, made up of Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego, where 15 bids were submitted for a total of 1,085 MW.
Among the companies that made presentations of wind power projects in the Province of Buenos Aires, Central Puerto SA stands out, with the name "CPRENOVABLES.
The Grupo Sadesa firm presented the Carmen de Patagones project of 88.2 MW and "La Castellanas", of 99 MW.
In addition, it offered two more projects: "Oconnor", of 50 MW, in Río Negro and "Achiras", of 48 MW, in the province of Córdoba.
Another company that presented itself is the international firm based in Chile, Envision.
"García del Río" of 10 MW and "Vientos del Cecano" of 50 MW were two of the projects offered in the Province of Buenos Aires.
In addition, in partnership with the German company Sowitec, Envision presented "Los Meandros" in Neuquén, with 75 MW, and together with Univiento SA, in Río Negro, with "Cerro Alto" of 50 MW, located in the Pilcaniyeu department.
For its part, Pampa Energía, the powerful firm of Marcelo Mindlin, presented three projects under the name "CTLOMA DE LA LATA" in Bahía Blanca: "CORTI" (100 MW), "LAS ARMAS" (50 MW), and "DE LA BAHIA" (50 MW). Also read: "Opening of bids: 6,366 MW offered in the renewable energy tender." Another company that invested in Buenos Aires was Grupo ST SA, under the fictitious name SENERGETICA ARGENTINA SA.
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Their project is called "Energética I", with a capacity of 99.2 MW.
Other major firms interested in the Province of Buenos Aires include the Spanish company Acciona, which aims to build two projects totaling 99 MW called "Bajo Hondo Wind Project" and "Bajo Hondo Wind Project I", and GENNEIA, with "Villalonga" of 50 MW and Patagones of 47.5 MW.
Behind the name "ACI ENERGY S.à.rl" is Corporación América, part of the Eurnekian group.
It presented 4 projects: 2 of 100 MW (Cerro Policía 1 and 2) in Río Negro, together with the state firm Eólica Rionegrina, and "La Americana" and "Picun Leufu" in Neuquén, both of 50 MW.
Another important project in Río Negro is "La Bombilla", of 48 MW, presented under the name "INVENERGY I.
This is the firm Interlatina Gestión de Proyectos, in association with Mercado Activos y Gestión SA, owner of the property located between Sierra Grande and San Antonio.
For its part, the US company SoEnergy International presented a 50 MW wind project in Mendoza, "El Sosneado", and 4 solar projects: 2 in San Juan ("Sarmiento" of 50 MW and "Ullum3" of 36.5 MW), one in Catamarca called "Tinogasta" of 13.44 MW and "Anchoris" of 21.3 MW in Mendoza.
Ullum 3 was presented in the company of the San Juan state-owned company Energía Provincial Sociedad del Estado (EPSE).
If we're talking about solar energy, one of the heavyweights in this tender is "Energía Sustentable SA" and "DISVOL I", pseudonyms used by the business group 360 Energy, led by Alejandro Ivanissevich .
The corporation, which already has experience with the Cañada Honda Solar Park, one of the few operating in Argentina, submitted a large portfolio of bids: Rincon del Salar 1, 2, 3 and 4, all projects located in Salta for 100 MW each; Solar Arauco of 50 MW in La Rioja; Cañada Honda 4 of 12.5 MW and Huaco of 48.4 MW, both in San Juan; Aimogasta and Nonogasta of 30 MW each, in La Rioja, and Fiambala (11 MW), Tinogasta (15 MW), Saujil (22.5 MW), Andalgala (30.8 MW) and Belen (19.8 MW) in Catamarca.
Another company that was present was Corven Autopartes, one of the largest independent companies in the Americas dedicated to the manufacture of shock absorbers for suspension systems of all types of motor vehicles.
The company offered 5 projects in San Juan in partnership with the state-owned EPSE, where the San Juan-based company was responsible for providing the land, electrical studies, among other tasks.
The projects submitted to the Energy portfolio are: SYBAC Solar III of 19.2 MW; Solar Energy ULLUM S4 of 30 MW; Solar Energy ULLUM N2 of 25 MW; Solar Energy ULLUM N1 of 25 MW; and Solar Energy ULLUM S3 of 30 MW.