Prizma selected for E&S Review of Atacama Solar Project

Prizma was recently engaged to conduct a high level environmental and social review of a solar PV project located in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The Project consists of the construction of a phased and large scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant to generate electricity and supply it to Chile’s national grid system. The Project is located in the Atacama Desert and involves a total installed capacity of up to 250 MW. -- Shortlink: http://wp.me/p27qSt-KA 

The Project is being developed by the Sonnedix Group, a solar independent power producer that develops, builds, owns and operates solar power plants globally.

Prizma’s tasks include reviewing existing environmental and social studies and associated management plans to determine their adequacy in terms of the IFC Performance Standards and the Equator Principles. These benchmarks are used by leading multilateral financial institutions, export credit agencies and other financial institutions to benchmark and manage the environmental and social risks of projects they finance.

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