{"id":5659,"date":"2018-08-29T16:05:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T14:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eiffage.pl\/?p=5659"},"modified":"2018-08-29T16:05:19","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T14:05:19","slug":"eiffage-group-photovoltaic-power-plant-in-jamaica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eiffage.pl\/en\/eiffage-group-photovoltaic-power-plant-in-jamaica\/","title":{"rendered":"Eiffage Group: photovoltaic power plant in Jamaica"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eiffage Energ\u00eda, an Eiffage Group company, together with the French energy company Schneider Electric, will build a photovoltaic power plant in Jamaica with a peak power capacity of 51.5 MWP<\/sub>. The value of the contract is nearly EUR\u00a055 million.<\/b>
\nThe \u201cParadise Park\u201d photovoltaic (PV) power plant will be developed in Westmoreland Parish, in the south-western part of Jamaica, more than 150 kilometres west of the capital, Kingston. The main shareholder of the power plant is France\u2019s leading producer of renewable energy, NEOEN, and the financing of the project in the amount of USD 64 million will be provided, among others, by the French development financial institution PROPARCO.
\nEiffage Energ\u00eda, a Spanish subsidiary of Eiffage Group, will handle the construction of the project as part of a consortium with Schneider Electric. Once ready, the power plant will be put into operation in the first half of 2019. Eiffage Energ\u00eda will also maintain the power plant for the subsequent 20 years.
\n\u201cParadise Park\u201d is being built as part of the implementation of Jamaica\u2019s National Energy Policy for 2009-2030, according to which the share of renewable energy in total electricity production in Jamaica is to increase fourfold, from 5% in 2008 to 20% in 2030. However, in 2008, renewable energy came from hydroelectric power plants and wind farms only. Since 2008, a number of smaller solar plants and one larger 28 MWP<\/sub> PV power plant have been built, but when completed, \u201cParadise Park\u201d will be the largest photovoltaic power plant on the island.
\nIn the same period, the share of energy generated from crude oil is to decrease dramatically, from 95% in 2008 to 30% in 2030. The Policy\u2019s overarching goal is to diversify Jamaica\u2019s energy mix by 2030, and to include in it also energy generated from natural gas (42%) and other sources (8%).
\nThis latest agreement reflects Eiffage\u2019s prowess in the solar energy sector. So far, Eiffage Group companies have developed solar power plants with a total capacity of more than 1.5 GW worldwide. Among them are:<\/p>\n