Canadian Solar – which bid through its development arm, Recurrent Energy – won with an offer to sell power for $47.95/MWh over the course of 15 years.

Canadian Solar will develop and build the plant in the state of Aguascalientes, with commercial operation set for September 2018.

The win adds to Canadian Solar’s momentum in Latin America, having announced plans late last year to open a factory in Brazil after locking up contracts to build five PV projects in that country.