The Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources of Ecuador has announced the tender winner for the development of the 14.8 MW/ 40.9 MWh solar plus storage project in the Galapagos Islands.

The winning consortium is formed by the Ecuadorian company Gransolar and the French renewable energy company Total Eren. The farm will be installed on the island of Santa Cruz, in the Galapagos National Park. The estimated investment in the project is US$63 million. 

The solar-and-storage plant is planned to be operational by 2023. The project is aimed to reduce diesel consumption on the island, in the Galapagos National Park as well as on the island of Baltra.