Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Q.R. — A developer has applied for permits to be able to clear 431 hectares of land for a photovoltaic park project. The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) is currently reviewing the proposal for the construction of the solar park.
If approved, the Nicté-Ha Photovoltaic Park solar park would be built in the municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto near the community of Chunhuás off the Muna–Carrillo Puerto federal highway.
According to the submitted Environmental Impact Statement (MIA) the purpose of the solar park is to generate electricity to sell to the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE). A change of land use of just over 431 hectares has been requested for the installation of 361,800 bifacial photovoltaic modules.
The developing company, Aarenaza, said the planned facility will be connected to a point on the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) transmission grid at a voltage of 230 kV.
“The “Nicté-Ha Photovoltaic Park” Project (hereinafter referred to as “the Project”) presented by the sponsoring company AARENAZA SC. (hereinafter referred to as “The Promoter”), is intended to be developed in private areas in the municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, state of Quintana Roo, Mexico,” the MIA reads.
“It consists of the construction, operation, and maintenance of a Photovoltaic Solar Park that will transform energy from solar radiation into electrical energy and requires a land use change on forest land of approximately 431.04 hectares.
“When solar radiation falls on a series of solar modules or panels installed on mobile metal structures (called “trackers”) in the ground, it is transformed into electrical energy. This set of modules is called photovoltaic generators or panels. From there, the direct current produced in the photovoltaic generator is converted into alternating current using inverters.
“The project involves the installation of approximately 361,800 bifacial photovoltaic modules, branded CSI Solar Co Ltd or similar, each with a power of 670 W and dimensions of 2384 x 1303 x 35 mm.
“The planned facility will be connected to a point on the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) transmission grid at a voltage of 230 kV. The entire system of transformer substations and high-voltage connections will be installed, delivering 230 kV to a 200 MVA step-up substation to be built.”
The Nicté-Ha Photovoltaic Park Project also includes a control booth, perimeter fencing, security system and access roads.
