The Sunrise Solar Park is a
photovoltaic power station
A photovoltaic power station, also known as a solar park, solar farm, or solar power plant, is a large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power system (PV system) designed for the supply of merchant power. They are different from most building ...
in
San Nicolaas
San Nicolaas () is southeast of Oranjestad, and is Aruba's second largest city. it has a population of 15,283, many of whom originate from the British Caribbean and the rest of the Caribbean.
History
According to oral tradition, San Nicolaas ...
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Aruba
Aruba, officially the Country of Aruba, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná Peninsula, Paraguaná and northwest of Curaçao. In 19 ...
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History
The groundbreaking ceremony for the power station construction was attended by
Prime Minister
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Mike Eman
Michiel Godfried "Mike" Eman (born 1 September 1961) is an Aruba, Aruban politician currently serving as the 5th Prime Minister of Aruba. He previously served as the 3rd Prime Minister from 2009 to 2017 His political career began in 2001, but Em ...
and other government officials. The power station was commissioned in 2018.
It had an estimated budget of .
Technical specifications
The power station has an installed capacity of 7.5 MW.
See also
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Economy of Aruba
The economy of Aruba is classified as a high income economy by the World Bank, with tourism currently providing the largest percentage of the country's income. Because of tourism's rapid growth on the island in the last 80 years, related industr ...
References
2018 establishments in Aruba
Energy infrastructure completed in 2018
Photovoltaic power stations
Power stations in Aruba
Renewable energy power stations in the Netherlands
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