Aldesa awarded EPC contract for Abangares 86.3 MWp solar plant in Costa Rica

Type: Supply Agreement · Technology: Solar · Country: Costa Rica · Value: EUR 80M · Announced: 2026-09-24

Aldesa, in consortium with Ozul, was awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract valued at approximately €80 million for the Abangares solar park with an installed capacity of 86.3 MWp. The project in Abangares, Guanacaste province will deploy 119,028 bifacial photovoltaic modules and includes engineering, procurement, civil works, electrical interconnection systems, testing and commissioning. The plant's output and capacity will be shared 50/50 between Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) and CoopeGuanacaste, with ICE responsible for operations and CoopeGuanacaste for maintenance. Aldesa's schedule sets commercial operation for August 2028, replacing an earlier ICE timeline that targeted late 2027, and the project has financing from Banco Nacional de Costa Rica. pv magazine Latam notes that once completed Abangares will be the largest photovoltaic generation facility built to date in Costa Rica, with prior public references to the asset under the name Proyecto Solar Fotovoltaico Colorado and earlier capacity and investment estimates.

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Aldesa, in consortium with Ozul, was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract valued at approximately €80 million to build the 86.3 MWp Abangares solar park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, deploying 119,028 bifacial photovoltaic modules. Aldesa is a Madrid‑based construction and infrastructure group founded in 1969 with over 5,000 employees that specializes in civil engineering, building construction, industrial projects and infrastructure concessions. Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) is Costa Rica’s state‑owned utility serving more than 1.6 million customers across generation, transmission and distribution. The plant’s output will be split 50/50 between ICE, which will operate the facility, and CoopeGuanacaste, which will handle maintenance, and commercial operation is scheduled for August 2028 with financing from Banco Nacional de Costa Rica.

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