Colombian President officially opens Trina Solar plant
By Trina Solar Email
The second phase of the Los Llanos PV power plant project, developed and managed by Trina Solar in Colombia, has been connected to the grid and the start of its commercial operations officially declared.
The President of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez, cut the ribbon at a ceremony on Jan 22, expressing his gratitude to Trina for its important contribution to the smooth grid connection of the project and adding that it will enable thousands of Colombian families to have safe, reliable and permanent energy. Colombia has made great strides in renewable energy, he said, and by next year the installed capacity of solar and wind energy in the country will have increased more than seven-fold.