The Government of the province of Buenos Aires is moving forward with a strategic project that will provide 30 educational institutions located in the Delta Islands with solar panels and energy storage systems.
The initiative will benefit more than 3,500 students from kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, as well as vocational training centers, through renewable and sustainable energy solutions.
Solar panels adapted to diverse contexts
25 schools that already have electricity supply will have photovoltaic panels and battery banks installed to ensure the operation of essential services during power outages, such as:
- Emergency lights
- Refrigeration equipment for food
- Water pumping systems
In another five schools isolated from the electrical grid, an integral system will be implemented that combines solar generation, backup with diesel generator, and storage, allowing to cover the total energy demand.
An articulated project for territorial energy development
The program arises from an initiative of the provincial Ministry of Government, through its Provincial Directorate of Islands, and was articulated with:
- The General Directorate of Culture and Education
- The Energy Subsecretariat of the Ministry of Infrastructure
- The Territorial Affairs Subsecretariat of the Ministry of Government
- The Buenos Aires Regional Electric Forum (FREBA)
The plan will be financed and executed by the Distributed Electricity Generation Incentive Program (PROINGED), and is currently in the bidding stage.
In the district of Campana, the institutions covered include:
- Primary School No. 25 “Martín Miguel de Güemes”
- Agricultural Secondary School No. 1
- Primary School No. 28 “Ernesto Blondeau”
- Vocational Training Center No. 402
- Primary School No. 24 “Carlos Saavedra Lamas”
- Agricultural Secondary School No. 2
- Primary School No. 26 “Paula Albarracín de Sarmiento”
Licensing proposals must be submitted in digital format (PDF) before 1:00 p.m. on July 28, and the opening of bids will take place from 1:30 p.m. on the same day.
Technical diagnosis and previous experience
The assessment of needs in the institutions was carried out together with the National Technological University – Regional Faculty Delta, within the framework of a specific agreement that allowed for the development of energy diagnostics to adapt solutions to each case.
This action is integrated with the program “Renewable Generation and Energy Efficiency”, through which PROINGED has already intervened in more than 120 grouped rural schools, by:
- Autonomous photovoltaic systems
- Replacement of luminaires with LED technology
- Motion sensors and photocells
- Installation of solar water heaters for dining rooms
Sustainable energy for inclusive and resilient education
These types of initiatives reinforce the policies of energy transition in the province, offering clean, scalable, and low-maintenance solutions that improve educational quality, strengthen island communities, and promote decentralized and resilient energy management.
