The project is part of a bilateral agreement signed in 2023 during an official mission to China, which outlined the creation of four solar parks with a total capacity of 600 MW, effectively doubling the energy currently distributed in Catamarca. . The 300-megawatt Cauchari Solar Plant in Jujuy, Argentina, was built with Chinese financing and materials as part of the country's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Credit: Manuel arequipa/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4. 0 Over the past decade, Chinese companies have played a fundamental role in the expansion. . "POWERCHINA is one of the most recognized Chinese companies in Argentina, and the Argentine government will continue to strongly support POWERCHINA to promote key projects related to natural gas pipelines, wind energy and solar energy," the president said. In another interview with China Media. . The Governor of Catamarca, Raúl Jalil, along with representatives from Power China, took a key step in the execution of a renewable energy project for the province. During a meeting held at the Government House, the proposal for the construction of a 200 MW solar park was officially presented, with. . San Juan Province is entering the final commissioning stage of its solar panel manufacturing facility led by Empresa Provincial de Energía Sociedad del Estado, EPSE, in a strategic move to integrate renewable generation, local industry and future copper mining demand. Local officials said they had sought help at home, the United States and Europe without success. The facility marks the largest solar plant in one of LATAM's most. .