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Argentina Launches 305MW El Quemado Solar Park

5/15/2026

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Argentina inaugurated the 64 MW Arauco I Solar Park in La Rioja, raising the complex to 345 MW and creating specialized clean-technology jobs.
In Mendoza, the El Quemado Solar Park opened in Las Heras as the country’s largest solar plant with 305 MW capacity, costing US$220 million and spanning 620 hectares.
The plant uses over 518,000 bifacial panels, feeds power into the Argentine Interconnection System and sells it on the Term Energy Market under Law 27.191.

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Argentina inaugurated the 64 MW Arauco I Solar Park in La Rioja, raising the complex to 345 MW and creating specialized clean-technology jobs.
In Mendoza, the El Quemado Solar Park opened in Las Heras as the country’s largest solar plant with 305 MW capacity, costing US$220 million and spanning 620 hectares.
The plant uses over 518,000 bifacial panels, feeds power into the Argentine Interconnection System and sells it on the Term Energy Market under Law 27.191.