Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm is a 263MW onshore wind power project. It is planned in Baja California, Mexico. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the partially active stage. It will be developed in multiple phases. Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in April 2015. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is being developed by Energia Sierra Juarez U.S. Transmission, Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV, InterGen and Saavi Energia S de RL de CV. Others and Sempra Energy are currently owning the project.
The Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm (Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm II), will have 105m high towers.
Development status
Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in April 2015.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm (Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm I) will be sold to San Diego Gas & Electric under a power purchase agreement. The power will be sold at the rate of $820m for a period of 20 years, starting from 2015. The capacity to be procured is 155.1MW.
The power generated from the Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm (Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm II) will be sold to San Diego Gas & Electric under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years.
Contractors involved
Vestas Wind Systems is expected to render engineering procurement construction services for the Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm (Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm II).
Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm (Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm I) will be equipped with Vestas Wind Systems V112-3.3 MW turbines. The phase consists of 47 turbines with 3.3MW nameplate capacity.
Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm (Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm II) will be equipped with Vestas Wind Systems V150-4.2 MW turbines. The phase consists of 26 turbines.
Vestas Wind Systems is expected to perform operations and maintenance for the Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm (Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm I). The operation and maintenance contract tenure will likely be commencing from 2015, for a period of 5 years.
Vestas Wind Systems is expected to perform operations and maintenance for the Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm (Energia Sierra Juarez Wind Farm II) for a period of 15 years.
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About Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV
Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV (IEnova), formerly Sempra Mexico, is a natural gas distribution company. The company develops and operates natural gas pipelines and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); and is engaged in storage, transportation, distribution and marketing of natural gas and LPG. IEnova owns and operates a unit for storage and re-gasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Baja California, Mexico. The company is also engaged in the management and operation of a natural gas power plant, which includes gas turbines and steam turbine; and in the development of a wind energy project in Baja California, Mexico. The company operates in Mexico and the Netherlands. IEnova is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico..
About InterGen
InterGen NV (InterGen) is a power generation and development company that finances, develops, owns and operates power generation assets that produce energy from coal, gas and renewable sources. The company also offers various energy market services such as standard physical power and gas trading, power generation hedging, shaped profiles and financial swaps power index trading, gas shipping, power and gas system operator access, market analysis, power and gas balancing services, and short-term power supply agreements. It also offers operations and maintenance, energy project development and asset management services. It serves utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries. It has facilities in Australia and the UK. InterGen is headquartered in Edinburgh, the UK.
About Saavi Energia S de RL de CV
Saavi Energia is a private power producer in the energy segment with Combined Cycle Power Plants and Gas Compression Stations. It is headquartered at Mexico.
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