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Pampa Wind Farm is a 141.6MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Tacuarembo, Uruguay. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in October 2016.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Onshore 141.6 141.6 Active Tacuarembo, Uruguay Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas

Description

The project is developed and owned by Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas.

The project generates 640GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 180,000 households. The project cost is $275m.

Development Status

The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in October 2016.

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Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years.

Contractors Involved

Nordex was selected to render EPC services for the wind power project.

Nordex was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 59 units of N117 (2.4 MW) turbines, each with 2.4MW nameplate capacity.

Nordex is the O&M contractor for the wind power project for a period of 10 years.

About Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas

Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas (UTE) is an electric utility. The utility offers generation, transmission, distribution and commercialization of electricity. It generates electricity through hydro, wind and thermal generation plants. It also offers annexes and consulting services. The utility operates a production plant, Salto Grande Hydroelectric Power Plant, which produces energy from generation plants owned by third parties. UTE makes available the transmission and distribution networks to transport the energy generated from renewable sources. The utility also provides advice on finding and correcting bad connections in time, switches and outlets damaged to prevent accidents. UTE is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Methodology

All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.