SAN DIEGO, Sept. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Energy
(NYSE: SRE) today announced that its Mexican subsidiary,
Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova) (BMV:
IENOVA), has been awarded two solar energy projects in a recent
auction conducted by Mexico's
Centro Nacional de Control de Energía. The two projects will total
141 megawatts (MWac) of capacity with an expected investment of
approximately $150 million.
"We are pleased to play an important role supporting
Mexico's clean energy
initiatives," said Mark Snell,
president of Sempra Energy. "Development of renewable energy is an
important part of IEnova's growth strategy moving forward."
The Rumorosa Solar complex is a 41-MWac (53-MWdc) single-axis
photovoltaic (PV) project that will be located in Baja California, Mexico.
The Tepezalá II Solar complex is a 100-MWac (133-MWdc),
single-axis PV project located in Aguascalientes, Mexico. This project will be
developed in a partnership with Trina
Solar, one of the world's leading PV companies.
The two projects will be contracted by the Comisión Federal de
Electricidad under a 15-year renewable energy and capacity
agreement and a 20-year clean energy certificate agreement.
Construction on both projects are expected to begin in 2018 and
operations are scheduled for the first half of 2019.
Earlier this month, IEnova announced an agreement to acquire the
largest wind farm in Mexico,
Ventika I and Ventika II, in the state of Nuevo León. IEnova
also developed and owns a 50-percent stake in the 155-MW Energía
Sierra Juarez wind-generation
facility in Baja California.
IEnova develops, builds and operates energy infrastructure in
Mexico. As of Dec. 31, 2015, the company had invested more than
US$4 billion in operating assets and
projects under construction in Mexico and is one of the largest private
energy companies in the country. IEnova is the first energy
infrastructure company to be listed on the Mexican Stock
Exchange.
Sempra Energy, based in San
Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with
2015 revenues of more than $10
billion. The Sempra Energy companies' 17,000 employees serve
more than 32 million consumers worldwide.
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