Horizonte Wind Project is a 778.4MW onshore wind power project. It is planned in Antofagasta, Chile. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the under construction stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2022 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2024. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is being developed and currently owned by Colbun. The company has a stake of 100%.
The project is expected to generate 2,450,000MWh electricity and supply enough clean energy to power 715,000 households. The project is expected to offset 1,200,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is expected to be around $900m.
The Tubular Steel structure to be installed at the project site are expected to be 95m high.
Development status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2022. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2024.
Contractors involved
Enercon will be the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company is expected to provide 140 turbines, each with 5.56MW nameplate capacity.
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About Colbun
Colbun SA (Colbun) is an electric utility that generates and transmits electricity. It produces electricity from various sources including hydro, diesel, natural gas, coal, wind and biomass. The company has operating and developing interests in various power plants. Colbun also procures electricity from the economic load dispatch center (CDEC) to meet the demand-supply trends. It transmits electricity through a network of single and double-circuit transmission lines and substations which interconnects with the central interconnected grid. The company serves regulated, non-regulated, and CDEC clients across Chile and Peru. Colbun is headquartered in Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.
