Cerro de Hula is a 126MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Francisco Morazan, Honduras. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in December 2011.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Onshore 126 126 Active Francisco Morazan, Honduras Energia Eolica de Honduras

Description

The project was developed by Energia Eolica de Honduras and is currently owned by Corporacion Multi Inversiones with a stake of 100%.

Development Status

The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in December 2011.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Empresa Nacional de Energia Electrica under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years.

Contractors Involved

Iberdrola Ingenieria y Construccion SAU and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy were selected to render EPC services for the wind power project.

Cerro de Hula (Cerro de Hula I) is equipped with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy G87-2.0 MW turbines. The phase consists of 51 turbines with 2MW nameplate capacity.

Cerro de Hula (Cerro de Hula IIA) is equipped with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy G87-2.0 MW turbines. The phase consists of 6 turbines with 2MW nameplate capacity.

Cerro de Hula (Cerro de Hula IIB) is equipped with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy G97-2.0 MW turbines. The phase consists of 6 turbines with 2MW nameplate capacity.

Iberdrola Ingenieria y Construccion SAU and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy were contracted to render operations & maintenance services for the project.

Methodology

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