Communications and Works Minister Mark Vanterpool recently visited a solar farm in Spain as part of the government’s efforts to explore alternative energy options.
The Irradia Solar Energy Farm in Seville, the country’s second-largest solar manufacturer, specialises in promoting and installing projects that use solar and wind energy, according to a Government Information Services press release.
Mr. Vanterpool toured the farm along with his acting permanent secretary, Arlene Smith-Thompson.
The facility, located on 52 acres, produces a nominal power of 16 megawatts that is fed onto the national grid, according to GIS. It includes hundreds of solar modules, inverter rooms for the power transformation, and transformers.
Currently, the BVI Electricity Corporation’s generating capacity is 44 megawatts, and it services a peak demand of 32 megawatts, the press release said.
Mr. Vanterpool said the challenge to a large-scale solar farm here would be the scarcity of flat land, although solar panels can also be placed on rooftops of large commercial-sized buildings, according to GIS.
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