The renewable energy unit of Italy’s biggest utility company, Enel Green Power (EGP) has announced that it has begun construction on a 254 MW solar farm in Brazil’s Bahia state. The Ituverava solar farm is scheduled for completion by the end of 2017, and will be completed at a cost of $400 million, the Italian developer said. EGP has so far won 553 MW of 20-year solar development contracts under Brazil’s auction process held in August. Support for the Ituverava solar farm comes via a 20-year PPA with Brazil’s Chamber of Commercialization of Electric Energy, or CCEE.