Spanish PV equipment manufacturer Siliken is planning to build a 100MW solar park in Durango, Mexico. When completed, the project will be the largest in Latin America and cost around US$300 million.

Siliken, which has signed an agreement to manage the Canatlán site for 30 years, is currently securing permitting and sales contracts for the park. It expects to complete this process in four to six months and, should this be successful, a four-phase installation programme will begin in summer 2012; local construction firms will carry out the building work, fitting the 300-hectare site with Mexican-manufactured panels.