Italy’s Enel Green Power has started construction work at the 754MW Villanueva solar PV project in Mexico.

Villanueva, the largest PV development to date in the Americas, will see Enel invest $650m in the construction of the facility in Viesca, Coahuila State.

The project, which comprises the 427MW Villanueva 1 and the 327MW Villanueva 3 parks being built at the same time, is expected to enter into service in the second half of 2018 and to generate over 1,700 GWh each year.

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