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‘Sunrise Solar Park’ One of the Biggest Solar Parks in the Caribbean Region

ing the ‘Sunrise Solar Park’ island of Aruba.
become a reality for the For more information, visit:
(GREEN ARUBA TEAM)
SAN NICOLAS - To further
raise the sustainability
bar in the Aruban energy
mix, WEB Aruba N.V re-
cently was handed over
92.000 square meter of
land, which was previously
owned by the Refinery of
Aruba (‘RDA’), following
the contract signing of a
5.9 megawatt solar project
with partner ISOTRON and
the official groundbreaking
of the ‘Sunrise Solar Park’ in
the east side of the island
of Aruba in Lago Heights,
San Nicolas.
WEB Aruba is proud to initi-
ate the ‘Sunrise Solar Park’
project. This is a significant
event for WEB Aruba be-
cause of the 16 million
florin investment, and the
complete ownership of a
project of this magnitude.
The Sunrise Solar Park will
be one of the biggest so-
lar parks on the island and
the Caribbean Region. The Aruba closer to their goal
solar project is monumen- of completing all solar en-
tal because it states the ergy projects that are part
lowest price achieved for of the Aruba Renewable
solar photovoltaic (PV) on Energy Strategy (‘ARES’)
Aruba to date. and portfolio. WEB Aruba’s
The main focus of the ‘De- mission is to reach an av-
centralized Solar Photo- erage of 5% solar energy
voltaic Integrated Project’ penetration.
is to construct a ground WEB Aruba expresses grati-
mounted solar PV system tude to all its departments
in San Nicolas, east side of who have also contributed
the island, with a capacity to the development of this
of 5.9 megawatts. In ad- project and also, the Gov-
dition to contributing to a ernment of Aruba, Utilities
more sustainable energy Aruba N.V, N.V. Elmar, ISO-
mix, this project supports TRON, Aruba Investment
the government’s agenda Bank, Brown Lawyers, Re-
of repurposing part of the finery of Aruba and CIT-
refinery premises. GO who have played a
This project brings WEB fundamental role in mak-