Behind every successful renewable energy project is a team of people who build trust and solve challenges. They support customers long after installation.
At Eco Green Energy, one of those people is Eliana Zavala.
This year marks five years since Eliana joined Eco Green Energy. She started as a Business Developer and is now our Senior Sales Director for Latin America. Throughout her journey, she has helped strengthen our presence across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Her journey is one of persistence, continuous learning, and commitment to her customers.
Growing Together with Latin America’s Solar Market
Five years ago, Eliana joined Eco Green Energy eager to learn everything she could about the solar industry. Since then, she has immersed herself in every aspect of the business.
From PV technologies and battery energy storage systems (BESS) to manufacturing processes and quality control, she made it a priority to understand how every solution was built before presenting it.
Today, she knows our factory inside and out. As a result, she now leads factory tours for clients and new LATAM team members. She can explaining each production step, from raw materials and quality inspections to final testing before shipment.
Today, Eliana also leads a business development team for South America while continuing to work closely with EPCs, distributors, and commercial and industrial (C&I) customers throughout the region.
Building Markets Across Latin America
However, developing a market takes much more than making a sale.
It means understanding local regulations, supporting partners through every stage of a project, and building relationships that last for years, attending exhibitions and supporting certifications.
Over the past five years, Eliana has helped establish Eco Green Energy’s presence across Latin America and other emerging markets.
Her dedication and consistent results earned her the title of Top Sales Performer in three of the past five years, along with multiple internal recognition awards. She is the sales representative with the most developed clients and the greatest number of key accounts in the whole sales department.
Many of the distributors, EPCs, and developers she first introduced to Eco Green Energy continue to work with us on new solar and energy storage projects.
Supporting Solar Projects in Latin America
Throughout her career, Eliana has supported projects that show the real value of renewable energy. These projects have helped businesses reduce costs and improve sustainability.
First Floating PV Project in Ecuador & Aquaculture Projects
Amongst these achievements, one of the most notable was Ecuador’s first floating photovoltaic power plant, a 302.4 kW floating PV installation developed for the aquaculture industry. Built using Floating PV technology and Eco Green Energy solar modules, the project demonstrated how clean energy can be deployed without using valuable land while improving energy efficiency for one of Ecuador’s most important industries.
Her work with Ecuador’s aquaculture sector continued through several large-scale projects, including 15 MW solar installations for automated shrimp feeding systems. By integrating solar energy into daily operations, these projects help shrimp farms reduce electricity costs while improving the sustainability of food production.
Continuing with projects in her home country of Ecuador, Eliana also worked closely to support the development of several utility-scale projects, including a 6 MW solar plant situated in the high-altitude highlands of Cotopaxi Province. She also provided a comprehensive system—from solar panels, inverters, brackets, cables, to PV cabinets and transformers—for an end-user installation at a plastics factory, enabling the facility to generate 100% of its own electricity while significantly reducing both operating costs and carbon emissions.
Solar Projects in Central & South America + Caribbean
Across Colombia, she has partnered with EPCs and commercial & industrial customers to develop photovoltaic and battery energy storage (BESS) solutions for a wide range of industries. Her experience includes projects supporting healthcare facilities, eco-tourism businesses, manufacturing companies, and industrial facilities seeking greater energy independence, as well as off-grid projects developed for various municipalities in non-interconnected zones (ZNI) across the country—from La Guajira to Putumayo—bringing solar energy to vulnerable communities without access to the electrical grid.
In Chile and Argentina, she has worked extensively across the mining, agricultural, and industrial sectors, delivering photovoltaic and energy storage solutions. Beyond South America, Eliana contributed to an 8 MW utility-scale solar project in the U.S. Virgin Islands for self-consumption, and has also supported utility-scale and commercial renewable energy initiatives throughout Central America and the Caribbean, featuring integrated PV + storage systems.
Sharing Knowledge Across the Industry
For Eliana, supporting customers doesn’t end once a project is delivered.
Knowledge sharing has become an important parts of her role.
Over the years, she has delivered technical workshops and customer training sessions across Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama and Argentina, covering photovoltaic system maintenance, commercial and industrial battery energy storage systems, and best practices for designing successful solar projects.
She has also guided customers through factory visits, helping them understand how Eco Green Energy designs, manufactures, and tests its products before they leave the production line.
Internally, Eliana has played a key role in mentoring new business development professionals entering the Latin American market, sharing both technical expertise and practical experience gained from years of working alongside customers. She has given workshops and presentations on production, sales and more.
She has also helped partners meet local certification requirements, including RETIE in Colombia and SEC in Chile, as well as broader regulatory and compliance obligations across the region, enabling them to navigate project requirements with confidence.
Representing Eco Green Energy Across Latin America
Over the past five years, Eliana has become one of Eco Green Energy’s most recognizable representatives throughout the region.
She has represented the company at major renewable energy events, including:
- ExpoSolar Colombia
- Energyear Colombia
- Energyear Caribbean
- Proyecta Solar Chile
- ExpoSun Ecuador
She is known for combining technical knowledge with practical advice tailored to each market.
These events have helped strengthen long-term partnerships while creating opportunities to introduce new photovoltaic and battery storage solutions throughout Latin America.
Putting Customers First
However, if there’s one thing we can pinpoint that makes Eliana’s work special is her dedication to her clients.
She works tirelessly to find the right solution, advocates internally for the best commercial offer, delivers training when it’s needed, and remains available long after commissioning is complete.
Many customers have worked with Eliana for years because they know they can rely on her—not only during the sales process, but throughout the entire lifecycle of their projects.
She builds meaningful relationships, remembers birthdays, sends holiday cards and seeks their feedback for improvement.
That customer-first mindset continues to build lasting relationships across Latin America and reflects the values Eco Green Energy strives to deliver every day.
Five Years of Growth—and Just the Beginning
From Business Developer to Senior Sales Director for Latin America, Eliana’s journey reflects what dedication, curiosity, and perseverance can achieve.
Over the past five years, she has helped develop new markets, supported landmark renewable energy projects, trained customers and colleagues, represented Eco Green Energy at leading industry events, and contributed to the growth of clean energy throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
Most importantly, she has done it while staying true to the values that matter most: professionalism, integrity, continuous learning, and genuine care for every customer.
Thank you, Eliana, for everything you’ve achieved over the past five years.
We look forward to celebrating many more milestones together.
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