Selected project examples

Due diligence audits, site supervision and operation monitoring for PV power plants, Chile

Due diligence audits, site supervision and operation monitoring for PV power plants, Chile

In Northern Chile a number of large-scale photovoltaic power plants are now under development. As Lender’s Engineer for the financing banks, Fichtner conducted due diligence audits for several of these projects. With installed ratings of 50 to 100 MWp these are currently the biggest photovoltaic projects in Latin America. Following signing of the financing agreement we additionally provide technical support during execution, acceptance tests up to commissioning, and technical monitoring during operation.

Our services

  • Technical Due Diligence,
  • Yield assessment
  • PV plant layout and design
  • Substation design
  • Grid stability studies
  • Check of permits (RCA & others)
  • Supervision of the construction and the acceptance tests
  • Monitoring of operation

Technical data

  • Capacities: 50 - 100 MWp

Client

Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), Washington D.C., USA,
Inter-American Development Bank, Washington D.C., USA