• Ecoener exceeds 500 MW in operation, a 47% increase over the previous year.
• Since 2024, the company has invested €116 million in Guatemala, becoming the leading Spanish investor. It has a total of 163 MW in operation in the country.
• “We are consolidating Ecoener’s growth and international presence with the commissioning of El Carrizo” highlights Luis de Valdivia, Chairman of Ecoener.
La Coruña, September 3, 2025.- Ecoener has started commercial operation of the El Carrizo plant with a capacity of 74.7 MWp, becoming the leading photovoltaic technology company in Guatemala. With this new asset, Ecoener exceeds 500 MW in operation, a 47% increase over the previous year.
The company is the largest Spanish investor in Guatemala, having invested €116 million since 2024 in the Yolanda and El Carrizo plants, with a total capacity of 148.4 MWp. Ecoener has also been operating the 14.2 MW Las Fuentes hydroelectric power plant since 2016 in this market.
“We are consolidating Ecoener’s growth and international presence with the commissioning of El Carrizo”, highlights Luis de Valdivia, Chairman of Ecoener.
About the plant
El Carrizo becomes the largest photovoltaic plant in Guatemala. Located in the municipality of San José (department of Escuintla), El Carrizo covers 112 hectares and employs over 137,000 photovoltaic modules. Its estimated annual production is 157 GWh, which will be sold through a ten-year long-term power purchase agreement (PPA). The project has been financed with a loan from Grupo Financiero BAC.
El Carrizo will have the capacity to supply nearly 39,250 homes with clean energy, preventing the emission of approximately 58,090 tons of CO₂ into the atmosphere and the consumption of 13,502 tons of fossil fuels each year.
Job creation
The photovoltaic power plant has generated a significant social impact in its neighbouring communities. During construction, over 280 jobs were created, 46% of which were filled by local workers and about one third by women, thus promoting inclusion and regional economic development.