HDEC

At 2:57 a.m., local time on March 8th, Chile, witnessed by CEN of Chile State Grid, the project owner GM, supervisor Applus, and the performance team of HDEC, the CEME1 480MW photovoltaic general contracting project in Chile successfully completed the reverse power transmission of 220KV booster station. This major milestone achievement has laid a solid foundation for the full-capacity grid connection of the project.

CEME1 photovoltaic project is the largest single-site photovoltaic project in Chile, the largest new energy project of PowerChina in the Americas, and the first photovoltaic project independently implemented by HDEC in the Americas. The project is located in Atacama Desert in northern Chile, which is known as the "dry pole" of the world, and is about 1300km away from the capital. The total installed capacity of the project is 480MW and covers an area of about 400 hectares. The main construction contents include photovoltaic fields, a 33/220 kV booster station and a 9.2 km single-loop transmission line.

After the project is completed and put into operation, it is expected to provide clean energy for 400,000 households, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 280,000 tons every year, which is of great significance for relieving local energy pressure and improving environmental quality. Under the framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Chile and the joint construction of "the Belt and Road Initiative", the completion of this project will greatly strengthen the economic cooperation and deepen the cooperation in new energy between the two countries.

Since the construction started on October 5th, 2021, members of the project team climbed over mountains, passed through no man's land, and commuted to and from the accommodation camp 100 kilometers away from the site day after day, working hard on the project. During this period, the project department experienced harsh challenges such as the COVID-19 epidemic, continuous high temperatures, sandstorms, and strong ultraviolet radiation, and at the same time, it experienced many tests such as labor resources shortage and withdrawal of several construction subcontracts. All members of the project department united together to overcome difficulties and concentrated on procuring every detail. In order to ensure the smooth realization of reverse power transmission, the project department worked overtime at the last crucial moment, and many colleagues stuck to the front line during the Spring Festival to ensure that the project debugging met the power transmission requirements. After overcoming many difficulties, Chile CEME1 project finally ushered in victory.

During the construction process, the project has received great help from the leaders and various departments of HDEC, and we would like to express our heartfelt thanks. Triumph for thousands of miles, and again, let’s forge ahead! The project team will spare no effort to make continuous efforts for the commercial operation and smooth handover of the project, laying a solid foundation for HDEC to develop the new energy market in America.