The proposed facilities would generate enough power for 85,000 homes and reduce annual CO2 emissions by nearly 50,000 tonnes a year.
The company has a purchase agreement with Ecuador’s power authority under the country’s feed-in tariff programme.
Canadian developer Atlantic Wind & Solar says it has received approval from Ecuador to build two $150m PV plants that will provide a total 58.43MW of power, which would make them the largest solar projects in South America.
The proposed facilities would generate enough power for 85,000 homes and reduce annual CO2 emissions by nearly 50,000 tonnes a year.
The company has a purchase agreement with Ecuador’s power authority under the country’s feed-in tariff programme.