Governor Marcelo Orrego attended the inauguration alongside Genneia president Jorge Brito, CEO Bernardo Andrews, and local officials, emphasizing the role of private investment and coordinated public-private efforts in scaling large projects. Orrego described the expansion as a clear signal of confidence in the province’s productive potential and its conditions for attracting major developments. The energy will be sold to large industrial consumers via MATER, a mechanism designed to channel renewable supply directly to heavy users outside the traditional wholesale spot market.
San Juan’s solar build-out aligns with rising electricity demand from strategic productive sectors, particularly mining operations that require stable baseload power with environmental compliance. The province’s solar resource and supportive regulatory framework have attracted repeated investments from Genneia, which views the region as a platform for serving industries with combined wind and solar generation. The 350 MW threshold in San Juan reinforces the company’s regional concentration strategy, enabling shared infrastructure, streamlined permitting, and economies of scale in operations and maintenance.
Brito highlighted the project as an affirmation of Genneia’s commitment to Argentine energy sector growth, noting the company’s expanded role in supporting mining and other productive sectors through diversified renewable generation. The park’s bifacial technology captures reflected light from the ground surface, increasing energy yield per installed watt and improving project economics over conventional single-sided modules. With MATER contracts providing long-term price certainty, the park’s offtake structure reduces exposure to volatile spot prices and enhances bankability for future expansions.
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