Huge solar farm at Mexico City market being built with 32,000 panels from China

A wholesale market in Mexico’s capital is sparking a greener future as work begins on turning its idle rooftops into a sprawling solar farm. Workers had started to install in August 2022 the first lot of photovoltaic panels, manufactured in China, atop shops at the Central de Abasto in Mexico City. The nearly US$20-million project will be used to power part of the city’s public transportation system, officials said. The urban solar farm is expected to be ready by the end of 2023 and projected to generate 18 megawatts of electricity.