Petit-Canal goes photovoltaic

30 September 2011 - New contracts - France

In Guadeloupe, Energy Caraïbes has awarded Getelec Électricité, Eger Guadeloupe and Veios (three companies from the VINCI Energies France Division, Energy business line) the turnkey construction of a photovoltaic power plant (8.74 MWc). Valued at €29m, it will be installed on a 14-hectare site in the commune of Petit-Canal. Getelec Électricité is responsible for the earthworks, foundations, supplying and installing 798 panel tables, the installation of 111,500 panels, and the supply and installation of 110 km of cables and electrical components (inverters, transformer stations, etc.). The company has entrusted the civil engineering to GTM Guadeloupe (VINCI Construction). Veios will supply the panels and various electrical components. Eger Guadeloupe will operate and maintain the installation for a period of 5 years, renewable four times.