Colonia_Rouar is a 65.1MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Colonia, Uruguay. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in March 2015. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras. The project is currently owned by Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras with a stake of 50%.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 20,300 households, offsetting 110,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in March 2015.
Contractors involved
Suzlon Energy was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the wind power project.
Suzlon Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 31 units of S95-2.1 MW turbines, each with 2.1MW nameplate capacity.
Suzlon Energy is the O&M contractor for the wind power project, commencing from the year 2015.
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About Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas
Administracion Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas (UTE) is an electric utility. It carries out generation, transmission, distribution and commercialization of electricity. The utility generates electricity through hydro, wind and thermal generation plant. 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.
About Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A. (Eletrobras) is an electric utility. The company produces electricity using the hydro, nuclear, wind, natural gas, oil, coal, solar and biomass sources. Eletrobras promotes the Latin American electric integration, minimizes environmental risks, and studies hydroelectric potential of the region. The company undertakes the administration of government programs focused on the development of the electric sector, such as the National Program for Universal Access, the National Program for the Conservation of Electric Energy, and Use of Electric Energy and the Program for the Incentive of Alternative Energy Sources. It serves distribution companies, commercial and free customers in Brazil. The company is majorly owned by the Brazilian Government. Eletrobras is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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