AES has chosen US engineering, procurement and construction contractor Borrego to engineer and construct three utility-scale solar projects in Michigan, totalling 72MW.
The three projects, in Cement City, Pullman and Letts Creek, have mobilised for construction and are scheduled to come online by mid-2022.
Once they are completed, the solar power plants will be owned and operated by AES, with the electricity generated sold to Consumers Energy, under the terms of a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA).
The solar plants will collectively generate approximately 104,500 megawatt-hours of electricity per year.
“The Michigan projects represent the latest success in Borrego’s growth story.
“Our ongoing working relationship with AES is based on trust and transparency, and is an example of our focus on powering our customers’ growth,” said Brian Barker, general manager of Borrego’s utility-scale EPC division.
In addition to the Michigan projects, Borrego has recently won contracts to build large-scale solar and energy storage plants in Maine, Montana, South Dakota, New York and other states.
The company surpassed the gigawatt mark for EPC projects built earlier this year.