Supervision of the construction of a photovoltaic solar plant in Bolivia

OCA Global was selected by Empresa Nacional de Electricidad (ENDE) from Bolivia in mid-2019 for supervision as an engineer for the owners of the world's highest above sea level solar photovoltaic plant. The Government of Bolivia launched a National Development Plan with the objective of diversifying the country's energy mix, seeking to increase the use of renewable energies to achieve sustainable energy production, in line with new climate change policies and international proposals.

As a result of that program, in 2018, construction began on the Oruro Photovoltaic Plant, located in the Department of Oruro (Cercado Province). This project oversees the construction of the high capacity solar PV plant and should help develop national expertise in the construction, operation and maintenance of solar power plants and demonstrate the country's capacity to develop renewable energies.

The 100 MWp Oruro solar plant project consists of two phases of 50 MWp each; the first phase was executed by the contractor and became operational in August 2019.

OCA Global's team is currently supervising the second phase, which, in addition to the construction of the solar field, includes the construction of a 24.5 kV / 115kV booster substation and the construction of a 200 m line for the interconnection of the plant.