Bii Hioxo is a 234MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Oaxaca, Mexico. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in October 2014.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 234 | 234 | – | Active | Oaxaca, Mexico | Naturgy Energy Group |
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Naturgy Energy Group.
The project generates 767,678MWh electricity thereby offsetting 427,301t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $389.703m.
The project has 80m high towers.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in October 2014.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Comision Federal de Electricidad under a power purchase agreement with a contracted capacity is 114MWh.
Contractors Involved
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 117 turbines, each with 2MW nameplate capacity.
About Naturgy Energy Group
Naturgy Energy Group SA (Naturgy), formerly Gas Natural Fenosa, is an integrated gas and electric utility that carries out the exploration, development, liquefaction, regasification, transportation, storage, distribution and commercialization of natural gas. The company also undertakes the generation, distribution and commercialization of electricity. It carries out power generation through combined cycle, thermal, nuclear, hydro, co-generation and wind farm plants, and other special regime technologies. It has electricity generation operations in Mexico, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Chile, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Australia. The company has operations in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Naturgy is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.
Methodology
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