Mezquite Wind Farm is a 250MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in June 2019.
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| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 250 | 250 | – | Active | Nuevo Leon, Mexico | Parque Eolico El Mezquite SAPI de CV; Sowitec Group |
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Description
The project was developed by Parque Eolico El Mezquite SAPI de CV and Sowitec Group. The project is currently owned by Parque Eolico El Mezquite SAPI de CV with a stake of 100%.
The project generates 890,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 150,000 households, offsetting 526,879t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $442.25m.
The wind power project consists of 100 turbines, each with 2.5MW nameplate capacity.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in June 2019.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Comision Federal de Electricidad under a power purchase agreement for a period of 15 years, starting from 2019.
About Sowitec Group
Sowitec Group Gmbh (Sowitec) is a renewable energy company that develops wind power projects. The company offers services such as planning, designing, realisation, commercial management, energy yields and wind farm profitability calculations, technical management, and carbon emission trading of wind energy projects. It provides wind measurements, project construction management, wind surveying, engineering, operational management, trading, carbon market solutions, registration of CDM projects and wind power trading services, and individual advice and consultancy services. Sowitec develops and operates wind farms in Germany, Mexico, France, Chile, the UK, Belgium, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Peru, Russia, Thailand and Uraguay. Sowitec is headquartered in Sonnenbuhl, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.
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