Taltal wind farm

Taltal wind farm
Location of Taltal wind farm in Chile
Country Chile
Location Near Taltal, Antofagasta
Coordinates 25°14′S 70°17′W / 25.24°S 70.28°WCoordinates: 25°14′S 70°17′W / 25.24°S 70.28°W
Status Under construction
Commission date 2013 (?)
Owner(s) Enel Green Power
Wind farm
Type Onshore
Power generation
Make and model Vestas V112
Units under const. 33
Nameplate capacity 99 MW
Annual generation 300 GWh (expected)

The Taltal wind farm is a wind energy project under construction in northern Chile[1] which when complete is expected to be the most productive wind farm in the country. The farm is named after the commune of Taltal, where the project is located, in the region of Antofagasta, 1,550 km (960 mi) north of Santiago. The name "Taltal" came from the Mapudungun word Thalthal, which means "night bird".[2]

Details

The Taltal wind farm will have 33 V112 wind turbines of 3 MW each, for a total installed capacity of 99 MW,[3] 9 MW more than the Talinay wind farm in the region of Coquimbo, also in the north of Chile. The total investment for the construction of the new wind farm is approximately $190 million US dollars.

The project is supported by a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA).[4] The energy generated by the new wind farm will be delivered to the Chilean central region transmission network / SIC (Sistema Interconectado Central), through the Paposo substation, 50 km away from the plant. Once operational, the plant will have the capacity to generate more than 300 GWh a year, preventing 200,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually and providing enough electricity to meet the power needs of 170,000 Chilean households.

Purpose

Projects like the Taltal wind farm and others of this kind, jointly organized by the Ministry of National Assets and the Ministry of Energy, aim to diversify the Chilean energy matrix, promoting the development of renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions and energy dependency from abroad, as well as enhancing power supply to support the country’s development and economic growth.


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Inician la construcción del mayor parque eólico de Chile-Noticias". Fundación Imagen de Chile. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  2. ↑ Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos (1899). Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile. Santiago de Chile. p. 790.
  3. ↑ Ben Miller (15 August 2013). "Vestas receives 99MW order from Enel Green Power". Windpower Monthly. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  4. ↑ "ENEL GREEN POWER BREAKS GROUND AT ITS BIGGEST WIND FARM IN CHILE". Enel. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-02.

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