New solar system models in Buenos Aires

Argentina reached 1,184 MW of cumulative installed PV capacity at the end of March. From pv magazine LatAm Argentina's government has revealed that five renewable projects, including three solar arrays, were incorporated into the national Argentine Interconnection System (SADI) in the first quarter of this year.

All three systems are located in the province of San Juan. Argentina had reached a cumulative PV capacity of 1,104 MW at the end of 2022, according to recent data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), which means this capacity should now stand at 1,184 MW.

Decentralising energy According to calculations by the National University of Central Buenos Aires and the Environment and Natural Resources Foundation (FARN), an Argentine NGO, by 2050 up to 32 percent of Argentina's household electricity demand could be covered by distributed solar generation installed in residential buildings.

(Credit: Nestor Barbitta) For a country with the abundant solar resources of Argentina, the lack of PV adoption is cause for concern. The north of Argentina experiences high levels of solar radiation and has the capacity to produce electricity and jobs for rural and underserved communities in the country.

The north of Argentina experiences high levels of solar radiation and has the capacity to produce electricity and jobs for rural and underserved communities in the country. Unfortunately, there are several factors limiting the total deployment of renewable energy in Argentina.

Argentina had reached a cumulative PV capacity of 1,104 MW at the end of 2022, according to recent data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), which means this capacity should now stand at 1,184 MW. In 2022, the newly installed PV capacity was only 33 MW and in 2021 it was around 300 MW.