Finnfund has provided a USD 15 million loan for the construction of ten solar power plants in El Salvador, Central America. Power plants are expected to be fully operational in 2019. Together, they will have a capacity of 100 megawatts.

The company responsible for the project is Bosforo Ltda de CV, owned by two companies with long expertise in the energy sector: AES Soluciones, Ltda de C.V., part of AES El Salvador and a subsidiary of The AES Corporation, an international energy company, and CMI Solaris Investments, S.L., owned by a conglomerate Corporación Multi-Inversiones (CMI).

The total investment in the project is approximately USD 160 million. Finnfund’s senior loan for the project is USD 15 million.

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