Under the €77m ($107m) contract, Acciona will design, procure, build and commission Baja California V in La Paz, the state capital.
Scheduled to enter service in June 2016, the thermal power plant uses residual fuel oil to generate electricity from internal combustion motors.
In order to optimize the crude oil cycle, the technology re-uses oil residues to minimize its environmental impact in a region.
The power plant will meet the energy efficiency goals of the state by complying with the World Bank’s international emissions standards.
Currently, the Baja California Sur thermal power complex has four phases in operation while the company has been awarded the contract for an additional 46:8MW of power in Phase V.
Capable of supplying electricity to La Paz and nearby tourist resorts, the new plant output will be sufficient to meet the demand of 200,000 people.
