174 Power Global, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hanwha Energy corporation of South Korea, has announced that it has begun construction on a 236-MW project in Pecos County in West Texas.

174 Power Global Corp. plans to build, own and operate the power plant for 25 years and sell 100% of the electricity output generated by the facility to Austin Energy, a leading Texas renewable energy purchaser. More than 680,000 high quality monocrystalline 345Wp modules for the project will be provided by Hanwha Q CELLS. Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) will be performed by Hanwha Q Cells USA.

Midway Solar total project costs are approximately USD 260 mil. Once completed, the power plant will generate enough electricity to power more than 50,000 homes annually with clean, renewable energy from the sun. Midway Solar will be the largest installed PV project in Texas to date.

“The 174 Power Global team is delighted to begin construction on Midway Solar and partner with Austin Energy to provide competitively priced, renewable solar energy in a state that ranks 7th in the nation with respect to installed photovoltaic facilities. The project has been in development for 2 years and the company considers this a premier achievement as 174 Power Global begins to roll out the first of several more U.S. utility scale projects in its current pipeline.” said Deborah Reyes, head of development for the eastern region and Mexico Country manager for 174 Power Global.

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