Uruguay is planning to deploy an additional 500 MW of new renewables before the end of the current administration in February 2030. The plan includes four new solar projects, two of which have already been identified.
Uruguay’s Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining, Fernanda Cardona, has said the government plans to add 500 MW of new renewable capacity before the end of the current administration in February 2030, with an emphasis on photovoltaic energy.
Cardona announced the intention during the opening of the XII Latin American Renewable Energy Congress, organized by the Uruguayan Renewable Energy Association on July 28 and 29 at the Technological Laboratory of Uruguay in Montevideo, the country’s capital.
The 500 MW target includes four solar plants and the advancement of hybridization initiatives, although no concrete battery storage projects have yet been presented.
“In recent years, we have fallen behind in terms of adding new generation capacity,” Cardona stated. She explained that expanding renewable energy is a key component of the government’s energy policy and must prepare the system for projects that will demand a more competitive, reliable, and sustainable supply.
