Uruguay’s state-owned power utility, Administración Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas (UTE), plans to tender for electricity from three solar plants with a combined grid injection capacity of 99 MW under 20-year power purchase agreements.
UTE presented the preliminary terms of public tender P104220 at a technical event in Montevideo involving the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining. Tender documents are scheduled for publication on Oct. 28, 2026, with bids due to be opened in the final week of January 2027.
The tender comprises three independent projects, each with 33 MW of active power injection capacity at its grid connection point. This refers to the power delivered to the grid rather than necessarily the peak capacity of the installed PV modules.
The projects will be located in three designated areas. In Tacuarembó, connection options include the Chamberlain, Cuchilla Peralta A and Cuchilla Peralta B substations, all at 150 kV.
In Florida, options include the Pintado A, Pintado B, Colonia Sánchez, Florida and Durazno substations, with connections at 150 kV or 30 kV, depending on the site. The eastern region of the country offers connection points at Carapé, San Carlos, La Plata and Rocha, also at 150 kV or 30 kV.
Each plant’s connection point must be within 5 km of its selected grid node. Connection infrastructure must be dedicated to each project and independent of the other installations.
Bidders may submit offers for one, two or all three projects, with a single price offer for each. UTE will evaluate bids based on price and award each project independently, allowing one company to secure all three contracts.
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